Dashanpu Formation - Paleobiota of The Dashanpu Formation - Theropods

Theropods

Indeterminate Theropod remains have been recovered from the Ziliujing Formation in Sichuan.

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Uncertain or tentative data are in ; crossed out data are discredited.
Genus Species Location Member Material Description Images

Chuandongocoelurus

C. primitivus

Sichuan

Lower Shaximiao Formation

"Vertebrae, scapula, pelvis, femur, tibia, fibula, partial pes."

Gasosaurus

G. constructus

Sichuan

Lower Shaximiao Formation

"Postcranial skeleton."

Kaijiangosaurus

K. lini

Sichuan

Lower Shaximiao Formation

Vertebrae.

Leshansaurus

L. qianweiensis

Sichuan

Upper Shaximiao Formation

One fairly complete skeleton and an isolated femur.

Sinraptor

S. hepingensis

Sichuan

Upper Shaximiao Formation

Probably represents a new genus.

Szechuanosaurus

S. campi

Sichuan

Upper Shaximiao Formation

"Isolated teeth."

Later determined to be an indeterminate theropod.

S. "yandonensis"

Sichuan

Upper Shaximiao Formation

CV 00214, a partial postcranial skeleton lacking the skull.

A nomen nudum. It was assigned to Szechuanosaurus campi, and later it was reassigned to Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis.

S. zigongensis

Sichuan

Lower Shaximiao Formation

Fragmentary postcranial remains and two partial skeletons.

Reclassified as Yangchuanosaurus zigongensis.

Xuanhanosaurus

X. qilixaensis

Sichuan

Lower Shaximiao Formation

Vertebrae and a forelimb.

Yangchuanosaurus

Y. magnus

Sichuan

Upper Shaximiao Formation

"Skull, vertebrae, pelvis, femur."

Junior synonym of Y. shangyouensis.

Y. shangyouensis

Sichuan

Upper Shaximiao Formation

"Skeleton lacking forelimbs, pes, and distal caudal series."

Y. zigongensis

Sichuan

Lower Shaximiao Formation

ZDM 9011 (holotype), a partial postcranial skeleton; ZDM 9012, a left maxilla; ZDM 9013, two teeth and ZDM 9014, a right hind limb.

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