Sinosaurus facts for kids
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Tetanurae |
| Genus: | †Sinosaurus Young, 1940 |
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| †Sinosaurus triassicus Young, 1940
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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
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Frontal view of mounted skeleton cast.
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Skull showing notch.
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Restoration showing dental abnormality based on ZLJT01.
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Drawing of a Sinosaurus feeding on a Yunnanosaurus
See also
In Spanish: Sinosaurus para niños
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