XUANHANOSAURUS
a meat-eating theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of China.
Pronunciation: SHWAN-han-o-SOR-us
Meaning: Xuanhan lizard
Author/s: Dong (
1984)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Sichuan, China
Discovery Chart Position: #313
Xuanhanosaurus qilixiaensis
(Xuanhan Lizard from Qilixia)Etymology
Xuanhanosaurus is derived from "Xuanhan" (for Xuanhan County in Sichuan) and the Greek "sauros" (lizard).
The
species epithet, means "from Qilixia" in Latin.
Discovery
The remains of
Xuanhanosaurus were discovered in the Xiashaximiao Formation at Qilixia Town, Xuanhan County, Sichuan Province, China, by Dong Zhiming in 1979.
The
holotype (IVPP V.6729) includes fragmentary back vertebrae, a partial shoulder girdle, a possible sternum, a forelimb (humerus, radius, ulna) and a hand.
Estimations
Timeline:
Era: Mesozoic
Epoch: Middle Jurassic
Stage: Bathonian
Age range: 166 mya
Stats:
Est. max. length: 4.8 meters
Est. max. hip height: ?
Est. max. weight: 265 Kg
Diet: Carnivore
Xuanhanosaurus
qilixiaensis
References
• Dong Z (1984) "A new theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Sichuan Basin".
Vertebrata PalAsiatica, 22(3): 213-218.
• Paul GS (2010) "
The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs".
• Molina-Pérez R and Larramendi A (2016) "
Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs: The Theropods" [aka Dinosaur Facts and Figures: The Theropods and other Dinosauriformes.]
• Rauhut OWM and Pol D (2019) "Probable basal allosauroid from the early Middle Jurassic Cañadón Asfalto Formation of Argentina highlights phylogenetic uncertainty in tetanuran theropod dinosaurs".
Scientific Reports, 9(1): 18826. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-53672-7.
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