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sharp-clawed runner
Shanyangosaurus
Say it like this: “shahn-yahng-o-SAWR-us”
Shanyangosaurus niupanggouensis
Shanyangosaurus ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in China.
- When
- Late Cretaceous
- Named in
- 1996 · Xue, X.; Zhang, Y.; Bi, Y.; Yue, L.; Chen, D.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- 1.6 m · 5 ft
- Weight
- Not established
- Found in
- China · Shanyang
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Avetheropoda
The story in short
In 1996, X. Xue and colleagues published the name Shanyangosaurus. The name means “shanyang lizard.”
It lived in the Late Cretaceous, within an age that is only broadly constrained. Finds come from China, including the Shanyang Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Shanyangosaurus at a length near 1.6 m.
On the family tree it sits in Avetheropoda, among the theropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Aorun
Aorun zhaoi
Middle Jurassic (Callovian) · roughly 165.3 to 161.5 million years ago
Chilantaisaurus
Chilantaisaurus tashuikouensis
Early Cretaceous (Aptian · Albian) · roughly 121.4 to 100.5 million years ago
Datanglong
Datanglong guangxiensis
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · roughly 121.4 to 113.2 million years ago