Chuandongocoelurus
Chuandongocoelurus is a tetanuran theropod dinosaur from the Jurassic of China.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Genus: | Chuandongocoelurus He, 1984 |
| Species: | C. primitivus
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| Chuandongocoelurus primitivus He, 1984
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Discovery and naming
The type species Chuandongocoelurus primitivus was first described and named by Chinese paleontologist He Xinlu in 1984.[1]
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 Elaphrosaurus[2]
The thighbone of C. primitivus has a length of 20.1 cm.[1]
Chuandongocoelurus Media
Life restoration of Chuandongocoelurus primitivus
- Chuandongocoelurus size.jpg
Size comparison of Chuandongocoelurus to a human
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