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Chilantaisaurus
Say it like this: “jee-LAHN-tie-SAWR-us”
Chilantaisaurus tashuikouensis
Chilantaisaurus ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Early Cretaceous. Bones have been found in China.
- When
- Early Cretaceous (Aptian · Albian) · roughly 121.4 to 100.5 million years ago
- Named in
- 1964 · Hu, S. Y.
- Hip height
- 2.4 m · 8 ft
- Length
- 11–11.9 m · 36–39 ft
- Weight
- 2.5–4 tonnes
- Found in
- China · Miaogou
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Avetheropoda
The story in short
In 1964, S. Y. Hu published the name Chilantaisaurus. The name means “jilantai Salt Lake lizard.”
Fossils referred to Chilantaisaurus date to the Early Cretaceous (Aptian · Albian), roughly 121.4 to 100.5 million years ago. Finds come from China, including the Miaogou Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Chilantaisaurus at a length near 11–11.9 m, hips about 2.4 m high, and a body mass around 2.5–4 tonnes.
On the family tree it sits in Avetheropoda, among the theropod dinosaurs.