Jinbeisaurus

Say it like this: “jin-BAY-SAWR-us”

Jinbeisaurus wangi

Jinbeisaurus ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in China.

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When: Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian–Campanian) · roughly 100.5 to 72.2 million years ago
Named in: 2020 · Wu, X. C.; Shi, J. R.; Dong, L. Y.; Carr, T. D.; Yi, J.; Xu, S. C.
Hip height: Not established
Length: Not established
Weight: Not established
Found in: China · Huiquanpu
Food and walking: Carnivore · Two legs
Kind: sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
Family branch: Tyrannosauroidea

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Jinbeisaurus was formally named in 2020 by X. C. Wu and colleagues. The name honors a person tied to the fossil or its study.

Fossils referred to Jinbeisaurus date to the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian–Campanian), roughly 100.5 to 72.2 million years ago. Finds come from China, including the Huiquanpu Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.

The fossils of Jinbeisaurus are too incomplete for a responsible length, hip height, or weight, so those fields are left blank on purpose.

On the family tree it sits in Tyrannosauroidea, among the theropod dinosaurs.

Close relatives

Alectrosaurus

Alectrosaurus olseni

Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago

Aviatyrannis

Aviatyrannis jurassica

Late Jurassic (Oxfordian · Kimmeridgian · Tithonian) · roughly 161.5 to 143.1 million years ago

Calamosaurus

Calamosaurus foxi

Early Cretaceous (Barremian) · roughly 125.8 to 121.4 million years ago