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Sinosaurus
Temporal range: Early Jurassic, 201–196Ma
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Sinosaurus triassicus.JPG
Reconstructed skeleton at Museo delle Scienze di Trento
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Clade: Tetanurae
Genus: †Sinosaurus
Young, 1940
Type species
†Sinosaurus triassicus
Young, 1940
Other species
  • ?Sinosaurus sinensis (Hu, 1993)
Synonyms
  • Dilophosaurus sinensis Hu, 1993
  • ?Shuangbaisaurus anlongbaoensis Wang et al, 2017

Sinosaurus (meaning "Chinese lizard") was a tetanuran theropod dinosaur which lived during the Early Jurassic Period. Its fossils were found in China. It was a bipedal carnivore. It was approximately 5.6 meters long.

Images for kids

  • Sinosaurus triassicus 2

    Frontal view of mounted skeleton cast.

  • Sinosaurus triassicus skull

    Skull showing notch.

  • Sinosaurus

    Restoration showing dental abnormality based on ZLJT01.

  • Diloph sin DB1

    Drawing of a Sinosaurus feeding on a Yunnanosaurus

See also

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