Chuandongocoelurus
genus of reptiles (fossil)
Chuandongocoelurus is a tetanuran theropod dinosaur from the Jurassic of China.
| Chuandongocoelurus Temporal range: Middle Jurassic,
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Genus: | †Chuandongocoelurus He, 1984 |
| Species: | †C. primitivus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chuandongocoelurus primitivus He, 1984
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Discovery and naming
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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]