Xuwulong yueluni

† Xuwulong yueluni is an Early Cretaceous hadrosaur-related iguanodontian from the Xinminpu Formation of Gansu Province, China. This basal hadrosauriform contributes to understanding of hadrosauroid origins and the diversification of ornithopods in Cretaceous Asia.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Xuwulong yueluni was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Cretaceous Early Mesozoic Era

Xuwulong yueluni 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.