Genus: Yulong LÜ, CURRIE, XU, ZHANG, PU, & JIA, 2013
Etymology: Generic name derived from "Yu", the abbreviated name for Henan Province, and Chinese, long, "dragon."

Species: mini LÜ, CURRIE, XU, ZHANG, PU, & JIA, 2013
Etymology: The specific name refers to the small size of known specimens.

Holotype: HGM 41HIII-0107

Locality: Qiupa Town, Luanchuan County, Henan Province, China.

Horizon: Qiupa Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material: Skull, lower jaw and nearly complete skeleton.

Yulong mini (after LÜ, CURRIE, XU, ZHANG, PU, & JIA, 2013), Holotype: HGM 41HIII-0107.

Referred material:

HGM 41HIII-0108: Nearly complete skull with lower jaws.

HGM 41HIII-0109: Well preserved skull, lower jaws, and partial postcranial skeleton.

HGM 41HIII-0110: Partial skull, lower jaws, and a few cervical centra.

HGM 41HIII-0111: Complete left ilium.