mei long; sleeping dragon dinosaur
Refers to the troodontid dinosaur Mei long, known from a fossil specimen preserved in a sleeping posture. The name is Chinese for 'soundly sleeping dragon'.
from Chinese
Mei long is a small dinosaur discovered in China.
The fossil of Mei long was preserved in a sleeping posture.
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From Chinese 寐 (mèi, 'sleep soundly') + 龍／龙 (lóng, 'dragon'), named after the sleeping posture of the holotype fossil.