Zuolong

Zuolong
Temporal range: Late Jurassic[1]
~161.2 to 158.7 Ma - Oxfordian
Skeletal diagram of known material in white and light grey
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Clade: Coelurosauria (?)
Genus: †Zuolong
Choiniere et al., 2010
Type species
†Zuolong salleei
Choiniere et al., 2010

Zuolong (/ˌtzwoːlʊŋ/) is an extinct genus of tetanuran theropod from the Late Jurassic period of China. The type and only species is Z. salleei. The generic name of Zuolong is in honor of General Zuo Zōngtáng (also known as "General Tso") with the Chinese word "long" which means dragon. The specific epithet "salleei" is in honor of Hilmar Sallee, who funded the expedition which led to the specimen's discovery.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference dating was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Choiniere, Jonah N.; Clark, James M.; Forster, Catherine A.; Xu, Xing (2010-12-02). "A basal coelurosaur (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) of the Shishugou Formation in Wucaiwan, People's Republic of China". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (6): 1773–1796. doi:10.1080/02724634.2010.520779. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 86543963.