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Dinosaur: Xunmenglong yinliangis
| Length*: | 50 cm | 1.6 ft |
| Weight*: | 0.15 kg | 0 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Hauterivian
Years: 132.6–125.8 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Xing et al.
Year: 2019
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Hebei
Formation: Huajinying
Sources
Material: Sacrum, proximal caudal series, partial pelvis, and hindlimbs.
References: Xing, L., Miyashita, T., Wang, D., Niu, K., & Currie, P. J. (2019). A new compsognathid theropod dinosaur from the oldest assemblage of the Jehol Biota in the Lower Cretaceous Huajiying Formation, northeastern China.
