Xunmenglong yingliangis

† Xunmenglong yingliangis is an Early Cretaceous dinosaur from the Yixian Formation of China, of uncertain placement within Dinosauria. Its discovery in the famous Liaoning deposits adds to the remarkable diversity of dinosaurs in this exceptionally preserving formation.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Xunmenglong yingliangis 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

Xunmenglong yingliangis 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.