Yunyangosaurus

Yun-yang-o-sor-us.

By Benjamin Gutierrez

Published on October 4, 2016

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Name

Yunyangosaurus ‭(‬Yunyang lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Yun-yang-o-sor-us.

Named By

Hui Dai,‭ ‬Roger Benson,‭ ‬Xufeng Hu,‭ ‬Qingyu Ma,‭ ‬Chao Tan,‭ ‬Ning Li,‭ ‬Ming Xiao,‭ ‬Haiqian Hu,‭ ‬Yuxuan Zhou,‭ ‬Zhaoying Wei,‭ ‬Feng Zhang,‭ ‬Shan Jiang,‭ ‬Deliang Li,‭ ‬Guangzhao Peng,‭ ‬Yilun Yu‭ & ‬Xing Xu‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

Y.‭ ‬puanensis‭

Size

Uncertain,‭ ‬but roughly estimated at about‭ ‬4.7‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

China‭ ‬-‭ ‬Xintiangou Formation.

Time Period

Mid Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains including vertebrae and ribs.

In Depth

Yunyangosaurus is a genus of predatory theropod dinosaur that lived in China during the Mid Jurassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new possible megalosauroid theropod from the Middle Jurassic Xintiangou Formation of Chongqing,‭ ‬People’s Republic of China and its implication for early tetanuran evolution.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Scientific Reports.‭ ‬10:‭ ‬Article number‭ ‬139.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Hui Dai,‭ ‬Roger Benson,‭ ‬Xufeng Hu,‭ ‬Qingyu Ma,‭ ‬Chao Tan,‭ ‬Ning Li,‭ ‬Ming Xiao,‭ ‬Haiqian Hu,‭ ‬Yuxuan Zhou,‭ ‬Zhaoying Wei,‭ ‬Feng Zhang,‭ ‬Shan Jiang,‭ ‬Deliang Li,‭ ‬Guangzhao Peng,‭ ‬Yilun Yu‭ & ‬Xing Xu‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

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