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Guanlong
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Guanlong had an air-filled crest on its head. It is the earliest known tyrannosauroid (Tyrannosaurus-like) dinosaur.
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- Pronounced
- gwan-long
- Meaning of name
- crowned dragon
- Length
- 3m
- Diet
- carnivorous
- When it lived
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Late Jurassic
(159 - 154 million years ago) - Found in
- Peoples Republic of China
Taxonomic details
- Taxonomy
- Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotherapoda, Tetanurae, Avetherapoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannoraptora, Tyrannosauroidea, Guanlong
- Named by
- Xu, Clark, Forster, Norell, Erickson, Eberth, Jia and Zhao (2006)
- Type species
- wucaii