Xuanhanosaurus 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

Parent taxon: Piatnitzkysauridae according to O. W. M. Rauhut et al. 2016

See also Carrano et al. 2012, Carroll 1988, Dong 1984, Dong 1992, Gao 1999, Holtz et al. 2004, Li et al. 2011, Paul 1988 and Rauhut 2003

Sister taxa: Condorraptor, Marshosaurus, Piatnitzkysaurus

Subtaxa: Xuanhanosaurus qilixiaensis

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Type: Xuanhanosaurus qilixiaensis

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Xuanhan (Jurassic of China)

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