Genus:
Qinglongtriton JIA, & GAO, 2016
Etymology: "Qinglong" refers to the
Qinglong, Manchu Autonomous County, Hebei Province, China and Greek, triton, "a newt"; suffix commonly used for
salamander names.
Species: gangouensis JAI, & GAO, 2016
Etymology: In reference to Gangou
Township, in which the fossil locality occurs.
Holotype: PKUP V0226
Locality: Approximately 300 m northwest of Nanshimenzi Village, Gangou Township, Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County, Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province, China.
Horizon: Tiaojishan (Lanqi) Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Oxfordian Stage, Lower Malm Epoch, Lower Late Jurassic.
Material: A nearly complete skull and skeleotn.
Referred material:
PKUP V0227-V0271: All preserved as articulated cranial and postcranial skeletons.