Chuandongocoelurus

Chuandongocoelurus is a tetanuran theropod dinosaur from the Jurassic of China.

 Discovery and naming 
The type species Chuandongocoelurus primitivus was first described and named by Chinese paleontologist He Xinlu in 1984.

Chuandongocoelurus was based on two partial skeletons. The holotype, a thighbone, is part of specimen CCG 20010. Vertebrae, pelvic bones and hindlimb elements, also catalogued under this inventory number, may belong to the same individual. Chaundongocoelurus was a close relative of ElaphrosaurusM.T. Carrano, R.B.J. Benson, and S.D. Sampson, 2012, "The phylogeny of Tetanurae (Dinosauria: Theropoda)", Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 10(2): 211-300

The thighbone of C. primitivus has a length of 20.1 cm.He, 1984. The vertebrate fossils of Sichuan. Sichuan Scientific and Technological Publishing House. 168 pp.

References

Other websites
 Details on Chuandongocoelurus, from the Dinosaur Mailing List (includes full redescription) 

Category:Tetanurans