Species
Valid Extinct

Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis

(Dong et al. 1978)

No Wikipedia summary available.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Tetanurae Unranked clade
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Allosauroidea Superfamily
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Metriacanthosauridae Family
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Yangchuanosaurus Genus
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Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis Species
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
2
Geological formations
Shaximiao
2
Temporal distribution
Callovian (165.3–161.5 Ma)
2
Synonyms (1)
Yangchuanosaurus magnus subjective synonym of Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis
Bibliography
Original description
Z. Dong, Y. Zhang, and X. Li, S. Zhou. 1978. [A new carnosaur from Yongchuan County, Sichuan Province]. Ke Xue Tong Bao [Science Newsletter] 23(5):302-304
Bibliography (2)
Z. Dong, S. Zhou, and H. Zhang. 1983. [Dinosaurs from the Jurassic of Sichuan]. Palaeontologica Sinica, New Series C, Whole Number 162(23):1-136
Z. Dong, Y. Zhang, and X. Li, S. Zhou. 1978. [A new carnosaur from Yongchuan County, Sichuan Province]. Ke Xue Tong Bao [Science Newsletter] 23(5):302-304