Qiaowanlong

An gano Qiaowanlong ne ta hanyar kashin wuya guda takwas da kuma wani ɓangare na kashin ƙugu, waɗanda aka gano a cikin duwatsu guda biyu a shekarar 2007.1

Kashin wuyansa ya gajarta idan aka kwatanta da sauran brachiosaurids. Misali, kashin wuyansa na shida yana da tsawon 43 cm ne kawai, yayin da kashin Brachiosaurus mai kama da shi yake da tsawon 90 cm.1

Ko da yake Qiaowanlong ƙarami ne ga brachiosaurid, kashin bayansa ya nuna cewa ya girma ko kuma ya kusa girma sosai.1

Qiaowanlong yana da wani abu na musamman a wuyansa: kashin da ke saman wuyan yana da rassa guda biyu.1

Wannan dabba tana da wani hali kamar na brachiosaurid na Arewacin Amurka wato Sauroposeidon: duka biyun ba su da wani kashin da ke fitowa a wuyansu.21

Kashin ƙugu da ake kira ischium ya yi ƙanƙanta sosai a jikin Qiaowanlong, inda faɗinsa ya kai rabin faɗin kashin pubis.1

Qiaowanlong ya rayu tare da wasu dabbobi da yawa a Yujingzi Basin, ciki har da therizinosaurs, tyrannosaurs, da kuma farkon dabbobi masu kama da duck-billed.1