Yangchuanosaurus Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis (Dong et al. 1978)
/jˈɑːŋtʃjuːˌænəsˈɔːɹəs/
estimated
Middle Jurassic (Callovian) · 168.2–161.5 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
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 is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Fossils have been recovered from Sichuan, China. 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%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis sits in deep time
Yangchuanosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis'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.