Genus: Beibelong PU, ZELENITSKY, LÜ, CURRIE, CARPENTER, XU, KOPPELHUS, JIA, XIAO, CHUANG, LI, KUNDRAT & SHEN, 2017
Etymology: Chinese Pinyin, Biebei, "baby," and Chinese Pinyin, Long, "dragon."
Species: sinensis PU, ZELENITSKY, LÜ, CURRIE, CARPENTER, XU, KOPPELHUS, JIA, XIAO, CHUANG, LI, KUNDRAT & SHEN, 2017
Etymology:
The specific name is derived from Latin referring to its discovery in China.
Holotype: HGM 41HIII1219
Locality: 33°15'30"N, 111°43'41"E, Heimaogou, 2 km east of Zhaoying Village, Yangcheng Township, Xixia County, Henan Province, China.
Horizon: Gaogou Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Cenomanian-Turonian Stage, Upper Gallic Subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.
Material: A small, semi-articualted skeleton associated with a partial nest of 6-8 eggs.
Note: Nicknamed Baby Louie, and was originally believed to belong to a Tyrannosaurid.