Guanlong

Late Jurassic (160 Ma)CarnivoreTheropoda

PeriodLate Jurassic (160 Ma)

DietCarnivore

Length3 m

Weight120 kg

LocationChina

ClassificationTheropoda

About Guanlong

The oldest known tyrannosauroid, living 95 million years before T. rex. A delicate hollow crest ran along the snout like a crown, giving it the name crown dragon. Multiple individuals of different ages found together suggest group living. Feathers are probable in this small hunter.

Size

3 m longArgentinosaurus: 35 m

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