Wulong bohaiensis

† Wulong bohaiensis is an Early Cretaceous dromaeosaurid from the Jiufotang Formation of Liaoning Province, China. Known from a juvenile specimen with abundant filamentous and pennaceous feathers, it provides evidence of early feather ontogeny in dromaeosaurids.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Wulong bohaiensis was a meat-eating predator. Carnivorous dinosaurs were active hunters or scavengers, equipped with sharp teeth and claws for catching and consuming prey. They occupied the top of the food chain in their ecosystems.

Time Period

Cretaceous Early Mesozoic Era

Wulong bohaiensis lived during the Cretaceous Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 145,0 to 100,5 million years ago.

The Cretaceous saw continued dinosaur evolution with the rise of ornithopods and early ceratopsians. Flowering plants first appeared and began to transform terrestrial ecosystems. Spinosaurus and other large theropods lived during this time.