Chuandongocoelurus Temporal range: Middle Jurassic,
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Genus: | †Chuandongocoelurus He, 1984 |
Species: | †C. primitivus
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Binomial name | |
Chuandongocoelurus primitivus He, 1984
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Chuandongocoelurus is a tetanuran theropod dinosaur from the Jurassic of China.
The type species Chuandongocoelurus primitivus was first described and named by Chinese paleontologist He Xinlu in 1984.[1]
Chuandongocoelurus was based on two partial skeletons. The holotype, a thighbone, is part of specimen CCG 20010. Vertebrae, pelvic bones and hindlimb elements, also catalogued under this inventory number, may belong to the same individual. Chaundongocoelurus was a close relative of Elaphrosaurus[2]
The thighbone of C. primitivus has a length of 20.1 cm.[1]