Wulong
Field photograph to come
Wulong
DV-1125
- Lived
- 121 to 113 million years ago, Early Cretaceous
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Group
- Theropods, Dromaeosauridae
- Found in
- China
- Named by
- Poust et al. 2020
Field notes
About Wulong
Wulong was a meat-eating theropod that lived in the Early Cretaceous, 121 to 113 million years ago. It belongs to the family Dromaeosauridae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Wulong, from China. Its fossils come from the Jiufotang Formation. It was named by Poust et al. in 2020.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
115 million years ago
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Dromaeosauridae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: A. W. Poust, C.-L. Gao, and D. J. Varricchio, J.-L. Wu, F.-J. Zhang. 2020. A new microraptorine theropod from the Jehol Biota and growth in early dromaeosaurids. The Anatomical Record 303(4):963-987