Tag Archives: Wulatelong gobiensis

The Changeling – The Analysis

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Jaime A. Headden

So we come to the home stretch. Wulatelong gobiensis was named by Xu Xing, Lü Jun-chang and colleagues, and incorporates a peculiar array of caenagnathid and oviraptorid characters. My previous perspectives focused on the foot (preserved hinting at a hyperextensible … Continue reading →

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The Changeling – The Skull

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Jaime A. Headden

I’ve now covered the interesting things to do with the hand and the foot of Wulatelong gobiensis. There’s not much there to the rest of the body (there’s the pelvis, which is nearly complete, but that’s the next post), but … Continue reading →

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The Changeling – The Hand

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Jaime A. Headden

Wulatelong gobiensis is based on a partial skeleton (IVPP V18409) including a skull, but with poorly preserved vertebrae including most of a tail, the dorsal series and presumably the sacral (buried beneath the ilia), and missing the neck. There are … Continue reading →

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The Changeling – The Foot

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Jaime A. Headden

Let’s get the most interesting part out of the way first. The holotype and only described specimen for the new oviraptorid Wulatelong gobiensis (Xu et al., 2013) preserves a nearly complete pes with a hyperextended second toe. This may be … Continue reading →

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