Yangchuanosaurus zigongensis Gao 1993 (allosauroid)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Metriacanthosauridae

Alternative combination: Szechuanosaurus zigongensis

Full reference: Y. Gao. 1993. [A new species of Szechuanosaurus from the Middle Jurassic of Dashanpu, Zigong, Sichuan]. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 31(4):308-314

Belongs to Yangchuanosaurus according to M. T. Carrano et al. 2012

See also Dal Sasso et al. 2018, Gao 1993, Li et al. 2011 and Wu et al. 2009

Sister taxon: Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis

Type specimen: ZDM 9011, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Dashanpu Dinosaur Quarry [lower], which is in a Bajocian/Oxfordian lacustrine sandstone/mudstone in the Shaximiao Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Dashanpu Dinosaur Quarry [lower]

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