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]
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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