Dinosaurs A to Z
Compsognathidae

Xunmenglong yingliangis

Generic theropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Xunmenglong 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 Xunmenglong
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Early Cretaceous (130.7 Mya)
Place
China
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Compsognathidae

Xunmenglong (from ) is a genus of compsognathid theropod dinosaur from the Huajiying Formation of Hebei Province, China. The type and only species is Xunmenglong yinliangis. The holotype material consists of a pelvis, tail base and hindlimbs that had previously been part of a chimera containing three different animals. The animal is described as being the smallest known member of Compsognathidae, being about the size of the sub-adult Scipionyx holotype specimen, or approximately 50 cm in length.

What we know

  • Named by Xing et al., 2020.
  • Fossils found in China.

What we guess

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