Tongtianlong limosus Lü et al. 2016 (maniraptoran)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Oviraptoridae

Full reference: J. Lü, R. Chen, S. L. Brusatte, Y. Zhu, and C. Shen. 2016. A Late Cretaceous diversification of Asian oviraptorid dinosaurs: evidence from a new species preserved in an unusual posture. Scientific Reports 6:35780:1-12

Belongs to Tongtianlong according to J. Lü et al. 2016

See also Funston 2020 and Lee et al. 2019

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: DYM-2013-8, a skeleton (A nearly complete, three-dimensionally preserved skeleton with skull and lower jaws). Its type locality is No. 3 high school of Ganxian, which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone in the Hekou Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution: found only at No. 3 high school of Ganxian

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