> Did they name it after how they discovered it died? Ha. Actually, yes! From the original manuscript: Tongtian, Chinese Pinyin, refers to Tongtianyan of Ganz

> Did they name it after how they discovered it died? Ha. Actually, yes! From the original manuscript: Tongtian, Chinese Pinyin, refers to Tongtianyan of Ganzhou, the first grotto south of the Yangtze River. Tongtian also means the road to heaven, a fitting epitaph for a deceased dinosaur preserved with outstretched arms. Long, Chinese Pinyin for dragon. Limosus, Latin for muddy, refers to the holotype specimen being found in an unusual posture in a mudstone.