Tugulusaurus

Tugulusaurus
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, Barremian–Albian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Clade: Alvarezsauria
Superfamily: Alvarezsauroidea
Genus: Tugulusaurus
Dong, 1973
Species:
T. faciles
Binomial name
Tugulusaurus faciles
Dong, 1973

Tugulusaurus (meaning "Tugulu lizard") is a genus of coelurosaurian theropod dinosaur that belongs to the Alvarezsauroidea. It is known from the Early Cretaceous Tugulu Group in the Urhe area of the People's Republic of China. It was one of the first members of Alvarezsauria ever discovered.