Dinosauria › Reptilia › Theropoda › Metriacanthosauridae
Yangchuanosaurus
Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis (Dong et al. 1978)
Middle Jurassic (Callovian) · 168.2–161.5 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis is a theropod dinosaur known from the Middle Jurassic, roughly 168.2–161.5 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It was named by (Dong et al. 1978). The species is represented by 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~8%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Yangchuanosaurus sits in deep time
Yangchuanosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Yangchuanosaurus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.