Shanyangosaurus niupanggouensis Shanyangosaurus

"Shanyang lizard"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Shanyangosaurus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (100–66 Mya)
Place
China
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Avetheropoda

Shanyangosaurus (meaning “Shanyang lizard”) is a genus of theropod dinosaur found in Shaanxi, China, and known only from a partial sacrum, partial scapula, humeri, femur, tibia, metatarsals, and phalanges found in the Maastrichtian aged Shanyang Formation. The bones are reportedly hollow; this, along with other features of the femur and known foot bones, suggest it is a member of the coelurosauria, but a specific family cannot be determined without more material. Holtz et al. assigned Shanyangosaurus to Avetheropoda.

What we know

  • Named by Xue et al., 1996.
  • Fossils found in China.