YANTALOONG
a turiasaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of China.
Pronunciation: YAN-tah-loong
Meaning: Yanta dragon
Author/s: Zhang
et al. (
2026)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Yunnan Province, China
Acta Ordinal: #1200
Yantaloong lini
(Lin's Yanta Dragon)Etymology
Yantaloong is derived from "Yanta" (Wild Goose Tower), a famous historical landmark in the Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, where the holotype was collected, and the Pinyin "loong" (dragon).
The
species epithet,
lini (LEE-nee),
honours Professor Wenxun Lin for his contributions to Chinese economic history studies and his support of palaeontological research in Yunnan.
Estimations
Timeline:
Era: Mesozoic
Epoch: Middle Jurassic
Stage: Aalenian-Bajocian
Age range: 174-168 mya
Stats:
Est. max. length: ?
Est. max. hip height: ?
Est. max. weight: ?
Diet: Herbivore
References
• Zhang X-Q, Wang Y-M, Wang Z-J, Wang Y-C, Wang T, Wang G-F, Zou Y, Dong Q-X, Su X, Jiang H, Wang Y-J and You H-L (2025) "The first turiasaurian sauropod (Dinosauria: Eusauropoda) from East Asia".
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 206(2): zlaf201. DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf201.
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