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Oviraptoridae

Wulatelong gobiensis

Generic theropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Wulatelong 5 m (16.4 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic theropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Wulatelong
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (83.6–72.1 Mya)
Place
Asia · China · Mongolia
Food
Omnivore
Clade
Oviraptoridae

Wulatelong is an extinct genus of basal oviraptorid dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous Wulansuhai Formation (Campanian stage) of Bayan Mandahu, Linhe District of Inner Mongolia, northern China. It contains a single species, Wulatelong gobiensis.

What we know

  • Named by Xu et al., 2013.
  • Fossils found in Asia and China.

What we guess

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