Shidaisaurus jinae Wu et al. 2009 (allosauroid)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Metriacanthosauridae

Full reference: X.-C. Wu, P. J. Currie, Z. Dong, S. Pan, and T. Wang. 2009. A new theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Lufeng, Yunnan, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 83(1):9-24

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

See also An et al. 2021, Wu et al. 2009, Xing et al. 2017 and Xing et al. 2019

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: LDM-LCA 9701-IV, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Quarry 1, Lao Chang Qing, which is in a Bajocian lacustrine mudstone in the Chuanjie Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Quarry 1, Lao Chang Qing

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