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Kaijiangosaurus Kaijiangosaurus lini He 1984

/kˌaɪdʒjɑːŋɡəsˈɔːɹəs/ estimated
Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) · 170.9–168.2 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
solitary

Where It Was Found

Country
China
Region
Sichuan
Formation
Shaximiao
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Recorded finds in China. Present-day positions: the continents have moved since.

Overview

Kaijiangosaurus lini is a theropod dinosaur known from the Middle Jurassic, roughly 170.9–168.2 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Fossils have been recovered from Sichuan, China. It was named by He 1984. 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 Kaijiangosaurus lini sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Kaijiangosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Kaijiangosaurus lini'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.

predator–prey
Yandusaurus
Yandusaurus hongheensis
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coexisted–with
Lufengosaurus
Lufengosaurus magnus
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coexisted–with
Analong
Analong chuanjieensis
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coexisted–with
Chuanjiesaurus
Chuanjiesaurus anaensis
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coexisted–with
Isaberrysaura
Isaberrysaura mollensis
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same–clade
Xuanhanosaurus
Xuanhanosaurus qilixiaensis
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same–clade
Shidaisaurus
Shidaisaurus jinae
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same–clade
Magnosaurus
Magnosaurus nethercombensis
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