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Qianzhousaurus
Say it like this: “chee-EN-jo-SOR-us”
Qianzhousaurus sinensis
Qianzhousaurus ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in China.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
- Named in
- 2014 · Lü, J.; Yi, L.; Brusatte, S. L.; Yang, L.; Li, H.; Chen, L.
- Hip height
- 2 m · 7 ft
- Length
- 6.3–9 m · 21–30 ft
- Weight
- 750–757 kg · 1,653–1,669 lb
- Found in
- China · Nanxiong
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Tyrannosaurinae
The story in short
In 2014, J. Lü and colleagues published the name Qianzhousaurus. The name means “qianzhou lizard.”
Fossils referred to Qianzhousaurus date to the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago. Finds come from China, including the Nanxiong Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Qianzhousaurus at a length near 6.3–9 m, hips about 2 m high, and a body mass around 750–757 kg.
On the family tree it sits in Tyrannosaurinae, among the theropod dinosaurs.