Yunyangosaurus puanensis Dai et al. 2020 (tetanuran theropod)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Full reference: H. Dai, R. Benson, X. Hu, C. Tan, N. Li, M. Xiao, H. Hu, Y. Zhou, Z. Wei, F. Zhang, S. Jiang, D. Li, G. Peng, Y. Yu, and X. Xu. 2020. A new possible megalosauroid theropod from the Middle Jurassic Xintiangou Formation of Chongqing, People’s Republic of China and its implication for early tetanuran evolution. Scientific Reports 10:139

Belongs to Yunyangosaurus according to H. Dai et al. 2020

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: CLGPR v00002, a set of vertebrae. Its type locality is Laojun Village, Puan Township, which is in a Toarcian/Aalenian terrestrial siltstone/mudstone in the Xintiangou Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Laojun Village, Puan Township

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