Biology:Qiaowanlong
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | †Sauropodomorpha |
| Clade: | †Sauropoda |
| Clade: | †Macronaria |
| Family: | †Euhelopodidae |
| Genus: | †Qiaowanlong You & Li, 2009 |
| Species: | †Q. kangxii
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| †Qiaowanlong kangxii You & Li, 2009
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Qiaowanlong (meaning "Qiaowan dragon") is a genus of sauropod dinosaur. Fossils belonging to the genus were found in 2007 from the Yujinzi Basin of Gansu, China , and were described in 2009 in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B.[1][2] The remains come from a geological formation called the Xiagou Formation in the Xinminpu Group, dating to the Early Cretaceous (late Aptian stage[3]). The only known specimen consists of articulated cervical (neck) vertebrae and a right pelvic girdle, as well as several unidentified bone fragments.[4][5] Qiaowanlong was initially reported as the first brachiosaurid to have been found from China. However, later analysis found that it was more closely related to titanosauriformes like Euhelopus and Erketu.[6] It is estimated to have had a length of around 12 metres (39 ft) and would have weighed around 6 tonnes.[7] The type species is Q. kangxii.
References
- ↑ You, Hai-Lu; Li, Da-Qing (22 November 2009). "The first well-preserved Early Cretaceous brachiosaurid dinosaur in Asia". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 276 (1695): 4077–4082. doi:10.1098/rspb.2009.1278. PMID 19734188.
- ↑ Burns, Judith (2009-09-02). "US dinosaur had Chinese cousin". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8233797.stm.
- ↑ Xi, Dangpeng; Wan, Xiaoqiao; Li, Guobiao; Li, Gang (2018-09-19). "Cretaceous integrative stratigraphy and timescale of China". Science China Earth Sciences 62 (1): 256–286. doi:10.1007/s11430-017-9262-y. ISSN 1674-7313. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327813699.
- ↑ Taylor, Mike (6 September 2009). "Bifid Brachiosaurs, Batman!". Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week. http://svpow.wordpress.com/2009/09/06/bifid-brachiosaurs-batman/.
- ↑ Taylor, Mike (6 September 2009). "More on Qiaowanlong already". Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week. http://svpow.wordpress.com/2009/09/06/more-on-qiaowanlong-already/.
- ↑ Ksepka, Daniel T.; Norel, Mark A. (22 October 2010). "The Illusory Evidence for Asian Brachiosauridae: New Material of Erketu ellisoni and a Phylogenetic Reappraisal of Basal Titanosauriformes". American Museum Novitates (3700): 1–27. doi:10.1206/3700.2. http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/handle/2246/6087/N3700.pdf?sequence=1.
- ↑ Paul, G.S., 2010, The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs, Princeton University Press p. 204
Wikidata ☰ Q133111 entry
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