Genus
Valid Extinct

Shanyangosaurus

Xue et al. 1996

Shanyangosaurus is a genus of theropod dinosaur found in Shaanxi, China, and known only from a partial sacrum, partial scapula, humeri, femur, tibia, metatarsals, and phalanges found in the Maastrichtian aged Shanyang Formation. The bones are reportedly hollow; this, along with other features of the femur and known foot bones, suggest it is a member of the coelurosauria, but a specific family cannot be determined without more material. Holtz et al. assigned Shanyangosaurus to Avetheropoda.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
Theropoda Unranked clade
Neotheropoda Unranked clade
Averostra Unranked clade
Tetanurae Unranked clade
Avetheropoda Order
Shanyangosaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Shanyang
1
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Shanyangosaurus niupanggouensis 72 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
X. Xue, Y. Zhang, and Y. Bi, L. Yue, D.-K. Chen. 1996. The Development and Environmental Changes of the Intermontane Basins in Eastern Part of the Qinling Mountains DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
X. Xue, Y. Zhang, and Y. Bi, L. Yue, D.-K. Chen. 1996. The Development and Environmental Changes of the Intermontane Basins in Eastern Part of the Qinling Mountains DOI ↗