Genus: Taohelong YANG, YOU, LI, & KONG, 2013
Etymology: Chinese, Tao and Hé, "Tao River" and Chinese, long, "dragon."

Species: jinchengensis YANG, YOU, LI, & KONG, 2013
Etymology: In reference to Jincheng, Kansus (Gansus) Province, north-central China, the city close to where it was discovered and Latin, ensis, "from."

Holotype: GSDM 0021

Locality: Lanzhou-Minhe Basin, Kansus (Gansus) Province, north-central China.

Horizon: Hekou Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Cretaceous.

Material: A proximo-middle caudal vertebra, 3dorsal ribs, an almost comlpete left ilium and several osteoderms.