Genus
Valid Extinct

Changzhousaurus

Xu 2026

Changzhousaurus is an extinct genus of paravian theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of China. The genus contains a single species, Changzhousaurus sinensis, known from a nearly complete, articulated skeleton with extensive associated feather traces, preserved as a part and counterpart.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Changzhousaurus
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Life reconstruction of Changzhousaurus sinensis © Connor Ashbridge · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
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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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Coelurosauria Unranked clade
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Maniraptora Unranked clade
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Paraves Unranked clade
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Changzhousaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Jiufotang
1
Temporal distribution
Aptian (121.4–113.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Changzhousaurus sinensis 121 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
X. Xu. 2026. A new feathered dinosaur from Early Cretaceous of northern China highlighting the complexity of early pennaraptoran evolution and comments on several relevant conceptual and methodological issues. Vertebrata Palasiatica DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
X. Xu. 2026. A new feathered dinosaur from Early Cretaceous of northern China highlighting the complexity of early pennaraptoran evolution and comments on several relevant conceptual and methodological issues. Vertebrata Palasiatica DOI ↗