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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Family

Metriacanthosauridae

Genus

Yangchuanosaurus

Species

Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis

📏 True-scale comparison (1 m = 1 m) against a 1.75 m humanLength 10m

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Reptilia🥩 Carnivore

Yangchuanosaurus

Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis (Yangchuanosaurus · Yangchuanosaurus)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)FOSSIL (Extinct Fossil)

Known only from fossils. The IUCN Red List assesses only species extant since 1500 CE, so fossil taxa are not assigned a category.

Geological Era

Middle Jurassic (~168.2 MYA)

Diet

Carnivore

Length · Height

10m · No data

Mass · Top Speed

No data · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Late Jurassic land in China

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 Its estimated body length of 10 m is similar to the length of an ordinary classroom (about 9–10 m) (Comparison).
💡 Its estimated body length of 10 m is slightly longer than two passenger cars (about 4.5 m each) placed end to end (Comparison).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

#양추아노사우루스#Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis

📖 1. Overview

Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis (genus Yangchuanosaurus) was a large carnivorous dinosaur that lived in China during the Late Jurassic (about one hundred and 60 million to 144 million years ago), and its name means 'Yangchuan lizard.'

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

It was a large bipedal theropod belonging to Sinraptoridae within Allosauroidea.

🔍 3. Fossil Record & Paleoecology

Dong and three co-authors named it in 1978, with shangyouensis as the type species. Detailed records on its diet or reproduction are not included in this museum guide.