Guanlong

Guanlong had an air-filled crest on its head. It is the earliest known tyrannosauroid (Tyrannosaurus-like) dinosaur.

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:: Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Tyrannosauroidea
Named by:: Xu, Clark, Forster, Norell, Erickson, Eberth, Jia and Zhao (2006)
Type species:: wucaii

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