Alioramus Alioramus sinensis (Lü et al. 2014)
/ˌælioʊˈreɪməs/
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · 72.2–66 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
solitary
Where It Was Found
Country
China
Region
Jiangxi
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Overview
Alioramus sinensis is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 72.2–66.0 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Fossils have been recovered from Jiangxi, China. It was named by (Lü et al. 2014). The species is represented by 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~5%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Alioramus sinensis sits in deep time
Alioramus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Alioramus sinensis's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.