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Yuanmouraptor Yuanmouraptor jinshajiangensis Zou et al. 2025

/jˈuːɐnmˌɜːɹæptɚ/ estimated
Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) · 174.7–168.2 Mya

Key Statistics

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

Where It Was Found

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

Overview

Yuanmouraptor jinshajiangensis is a theropod dinosaur known from the Middle Jurassic, roughly 174.7–168.2 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Fossils have been recovered from Yunnan, China. It was named by Zou et al. 2025. 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 Yuanmouraptor jinshajiangensis sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Yuanmouraptor
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Yuanmouraptor jinshajiangensis'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
Lufengosaurus
Lufengosaurus magnus
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predator–prey
Nebulasaurus
Nebulasaurus taito
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predator–prey
Analong
Analong chuanjieensis
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coexisted–with
Isaberrysaura
Isaberrysaura mollensis
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coexisted–with
Chuanjiesaurus
Chuanjiesaurus anaensis
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same–clade
Magnosaurus
Magnosaurus nethercombensis
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same–clade
Xuanhanosaurus
Xuanhanosaurus qilixiaensis
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same–clade
Kaijiangosaurus
Kaijiangosaurus lini
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