†Leshansaurus qianweiensis Li et al. 2009 (tetanuran theropod)
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Reptilia - Theropoda - Megalosauridae
Full reference: F. Li, G. Peng, Y. Yong, S. Jiang, and D. Huang. 2009. A new carnosaur from the Late Jurassic of Qianwei, Sichuan, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 83(9):1203-1210
Belongs to Leshansaurus according to M. T. Carrano et al. 2012
See also Hanson and Makovicky 2013, Li et al. 2011 and Li et al. 2009
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: QW200701, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Xiaogu, Qianwei, which is in a Bathonian/Callovian terrestrial horizon in the Shaximiao Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Xiaogu, Qianwei
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