河源龙

河源龍

héyuánlóng

noun

Meanings

1 Heyuannia (oviraptorid dinosaur genus from Heyuan, Guangdong)

Characters

dragon (used for -saurus in dinosaur names)

Examples

河源龙是在广东河源发现的一种小型兽脚类恐龙。

Héyuánlóng shì zài Guǎngdōng Héyuán fāxiàn de yì zhǒng xiǎoxíng shòujiǎolèi kǒnglóng.

Heyuannia is a small theropod dinosaur discovered in Heyuan, Guangdong.

河源市因出土大量恐龙蛋化石而被称为恐龙之乡，河源龙就是代表。

Héyuán shì yīn chūtǔ dàliàng kǒnglóng dàn huàshí ér bèi chēngwéi kǒnglóng zhī xiāng, héyuánlóng jiù shì dàibiǎo.

Heyuan city is called the 'home of dinosaurs' for its many dinosaur egg fossils; Heyuannia is its emblematic species.

Tips

history

Named in 2002 by Lü Junchang after the city of Heyuan (河源) in Guangdong where its fossils were found. An oviraptorosaur — toothless, beaked, feathered. Heyuan's museum holds the world's largest collection of dinosaur eggs, and 河源龙 is the local biological mascot.

Stroke Order

河 hé

源 yuán

龙 lóng