Zuolong
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Zuolong 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 Zu 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]
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Zuolong | |
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Skeletal diagram of known material in white and light grey | |
Scientific 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 |
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