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*''T. confuciusi'' <small>X.-T. Zheng, H.-L. You, X. Xu & Z.-M. Dong, 2009 ([[type species|type]])</small>
*''T. confuciusi'' <small>X.-T. Zheng, H.-L. You, X. Xu & Z.-M. Dong, 2009 ([[type species|type]])</small>
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'''Tianyulong confuciusi''' was a heterodontosaurid known to have a row of dinosaur feathers on its back.
'''''Tianyulong''''' is a genus of heterodontosaurid known to have a row of dinosaur feathers on its back. The only known species is ''T. confuciusi'' from the Early Cretaceous of China.


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Revision as of 19:14, 18 March 2009

Tianyulong
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous
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Tianyulong

Xiao-Ting Zheng, Hai-Lu You, Xing Xu & Zhi-Ming Dong, 2009
Species
  • T. confuciusi X.-T. Zheng, H.-L. You, X. Xu & Z.-M. Dong, 2009 (type)

Tianyulong is a genus of heterodontosaurid known to have a row of dinosaur feathers on its back. The only known species is T. confuciusi from the Early Cretaceous of China.

Reference

Tianyulong - a fuzzy dinosaur that makes the origin of feathers fuzzier