Genre
Valide Éteint

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.

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Plage temporelle
Trias
Jurassique
Crétacé
Paléogène
Néogène
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
Occurrences PBDB
1
Groupe
Dinosaures
Carnivore Vivant au sol, solitaire Terrestre
Changzhousaurus
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Life reconstruction of Changzhousaurus sinensis © Connor Ashbridge · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Clade non classé
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Theropoda Clade non classé
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Neotheropoda Clade non classé
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Averostra Clade non classé
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Tetanurae Clade non classé
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Coelurosauria Clade non classé
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Maniraptora Clade non classé
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Paraves Clade non classé
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Changzhousaurus Genre
Sites de découverte 1 sites géolocalisés
Répartition
Principaux pays
🇨🇳 Chine
1
Formations géologiques
Jiufotang
1
Distribution temporelle
Aptien (121.4–113.2 Ma)
1
Espèces (1)
Changzhousaurus sinensis 121 Ma
Images 1
Bibliographie
Description originale
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 ↗
Bibliographie (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 ↗