Sinosaurus
genus of reptiles (fossil)
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.
Sinosaurus Temporal range: Early Jurassic,
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Reconstructed skeleton at Museo delle Scienze di Trento | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Clade: | Tetanurae |
Genus: | †Sinosaurus Young, 1940 |
Type species | |
†Sinosaurus triassicus Young, 1940
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