Xuanhanosaurus qilixiaensis Dong 1984 (tetanuran theropod)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Piatnitzkysauridae

Full reference: Z. Dong. 1984. [A new theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Sichuan Basin]. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 22(3):213-218

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

See also Dong 1984, Dong 1992, Holtz et al. 2004, Li et al. 2011, Paul 1988, Rauhut 2003 and Yates 2005

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IVPP V.6729. Its type locality is Xuanhan, which is in a Bajocian terrestrial horizon in the Shaximiao Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Xuanhan

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