Yangchuanosaurus | ||||
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Name | Yangchuanosaurus | |||
Order | Saurischia | |||
Suborder | Theropoda | |||
Class | Metriacanthosauridae | |||
Name Translation | Yangchuan Lizard | |||
Period | Late Jurassic | |||
Location | Asia | |||
Diet | Meat | |||
Size | 26 to 37 feet long, 2 to 4 tons | |||
Date of Discovery | 1978 | |||
Yangchuanosauruswas a large carnivorous dinosaur that once terrorized the floodplains of China during the Middle-Late Jurassic period. It was similar in size to its American cousins Allosaurus and Tyrannosaurus rex, another large predator
Discovery and species[]
Description[]
At 37 ft (11.2 m) long and more than 2 tons, Yangchuanosaurus was relatively large as a carnivorous dinosaur. It was at the top of the chain of its area, as its prey were the sauropods Mamenchisaurus and Omeisaurus as well as the stegosaurids Chialingosaurus, Tuojiangosaurus and Chungkingosaurus. Its massive tail was almost half its length, as it had a bony knob on its nose and multiple hornlets and ridges, making it slightly resemble Ceratosaurus. It resembled an Allosaurus, although it seemed to be more massive and with a skull that was more rounded and with ridges on the snout area. It is possibly synonymous with it's another close relative Sinraptor.
Classification[]
In popular culture[]
- Yangchuanosaurus appeared on Dinosaur King.
- Yangchuanosaurus appeared in the video game Jurassic Park III: Park Builder.
- Yangchuanosaurus was supposed to appear in the video game Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis but was cut.
- Yangchuanosaurus appeared on website Jurassic Park Institute in Dinopedia.
- Yangchuanosaurus appeared on Dinosaur Train. It was inaccurate for having four fingers instead of three fingers.
- Yangchuanosaurus appeared as the final boss of Fossil League. It is infamous for its broken difficulty and tactics where it constantly spams The Last Supper on the player's dinosaurs, wiping them out one by one effortlessly.
Gallery[]
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