Yuanyanglong
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Yuanyanglong
DV-1295 · type species Yuanyanglong bainian
- Lived
- 121 to 101 million years ago, Early Cretaceous
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Group
- Theropods
- Found in
- China
- Named by
- Hao et al. 2025
Field notes
About Yuanyanglong
Yuanyanglong was an omnivorous theropod that lived in the Early Cretaceous, 121 to 101 million years ago.
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Yuanyanglong, from China. Its fossils come from the Miaogou Formation. It was named by Hao et al. in 2025.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
110 million years ago
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Oviraptorosauria.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: M. Hao, Z. Li, and Z. Wang, S. Wang, F. Ma, Qinggele, J. Logan King, R. Pei, Q. Zhao, X. Xu. 2025. A new oviraptorosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Miaogou Formation of western Inner Mongolia, China. Cretaceous Research 167(78):106023