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sharp-clawed runner
Changzhousaurus
Say it like this: “chahng-joh-SAWR-us”
Changzhousaurus sinensis
Changzhousaurus ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Early Cretaceous. Bones have been found in China.
- When
- Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · roughly 121.4 to 113.2 million years ago
- Named in
- 2026 · Xu, X.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- 0.3 m · 1 ft
- Weight
- Not established
- Found in
- China · Jiufotang
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Deinonychosauria
The story in short
In 2026, X. Xu published the name Changzhousaurus. The name means “changzhou lizard.”
Fossils referred to Changzhousaurus date to the Early Cretaceous (Aptian), roughly 121.4 to 113.2 million years ago. Finds come from China, including the Jiufotang Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Changzhousaurus at a length near 0.3 m.
On the family tree it sits in Deinonychosauria, among the theropod dinosaurs.