JurassicCarnivoreLarge
Yangchuanosaurus
YANG-CHWAN-o-SORE-us
"Yangchuan lizard"
Overview
A large Jurassic allosauroid from China, similar to Allosaurus and a dominant predator of its time.
Vital Statistics
Length
8 m
Height
2.7 m
Weight
1.4 t
Est. Speed
35 km/h
Discovered
1978
Named by
Dong Zhiming et al.
Countries Discovered
China
Interesting Facts
A top predator of the Late Jurassic Shaximiao Formation
Reached about 8 meters in length
Likely hunted sauropods and stegosaurs
Closest Relatives
SinraptorMetriacanthosaurusMonolophosaurusAllosaurus