Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis

(Dong et al. 1978)

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Temporal range

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

Paleogene

Neogene

252 201 145 66 0 Ma

PBDB occurrences

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

Geological formations

Shaximiao

Temporal distribution

Callovian (165.3–161.5 Ma)

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