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Proceratosauridae

Guanlong

Generic theropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Guanlong 3.5 m (11.5 ft) long
as long as 2 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic theropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Guanlong
Length
3.5 m (11.5 ft)
Period
Late Jurassic (160 Mya)
Place
China
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Proceratosauridae

Guanlong () is an extinct genus of proceratosaurid tyrannosauroid dinosaur from the Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) Shishugou Formation of China. It was first described in 2006 by Xu Xing and colleagues, who found it to represent a new taxon related to Tyrannosaurus. Two individuals are currently known, consisting of a partially complete adult and a nearly complete juvenile.

What we know

  • Named by Xu et al., 2006.
  • Body length estimated at about 3.5 m.
  • Fossils found in China.

What we guess

The reconstruction notes for Guanlong — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.