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Yunyangosaurus

Yunyangosaurus puanensis Dai et al. 2020

Early Jurassic (Aalenian) · 184.2–170.9 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview

Yunyangosaurus puanensis is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Jurassic, roughly 184.2–170.9 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It was named by Dai et al. 2020. 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%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 1 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time

Where Yunyangosaurus sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Yunyangosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Yunyangosaurus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.

predator–prey
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predator–prey
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same–clade
Condorraptor
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same–clade
Asfaltovenator
Asfaltovenator vialidadi
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same–clade
Piatnitzkysaurus
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