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|locate=Asia|dateofdiscovery = 1978}}'''''Yangchuanosaurus'' '''was 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.
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==Description==
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Pronunciation "yang-choo-AHN-oh-SORE-us"
  
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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]].
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==In popular culture==
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*Yangchuanosaurus appeared on [[Dinosaur King]].
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*Yangchuanosaurus appeared in the video game Jurassic Park III: Park Builder.
   
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* Yangchuanosaurus was supposed to appear in the video game Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis but was cut.
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Superorder: Dinosauria
  
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*Yangchuanosaurus appeared on website Jurassic Park Institute in Dinopedia.
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*Yangchuanosaurus appeared on Dinosaur Train. It was inaccurate for having four fingers instead of three fingers.
   
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Order: Saurischia
  
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Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis.jpg
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Until 1976, we only knew the predatory dinosaurs of China from teeth and pieces of fossil bones. Then a construction worked in Yangchuan County found the first nearly complete skeleton of an Allosaurus-size-meat-eater while digging the foundation for the Shangyou dam.
  
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When scientists studied the skeleton, only its small forelimbs and the back half of its tail were missing. In 1978, a group of Chinese paleontologists named the dinosaur '''Yangchuanosaurus Shangyouensis'''. Museum workers prepared and mounted its skeleton at the Chongqing Municipal Museum.
  
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11146114_860780613960169_2996830543362493793_o-e1430590674963-620x464.jpg|''[[Prehistoric Kingdom]] Yanhchuanosaurus''
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Yangchuanosaurus.png|''[[Dinosaur Train]] Yanghuanosaurus''
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Since the first find, workers have discovered a much larger Yangchuanosaurus skeleton nearby. It has been described as a second species, Yanchuanosaurus magnus. With a skull over three feet long, it is the largest Late Jurassic theropod known from China. Many paleontologists think it is a fully grown Yanchuanosaurus shangyouensis, because it was in rocks of the same age. It differs from the original species because it is larger and has more fully developed bones Yangchuanosaurus seems closely related but is more primitive than Allosaurus from North America; scientists classify it in the family Allosauridae.
  
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Yangchuanosaurus_2.jpg|''[[Dinosaur King]] Yangchuanosaurus''
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Like many predatory dinosaurs, Yangchuanosaurus had a low crest that ran along the front of its snout, from he nose to slightly in front of the eyes. In life, the crest probably had a horny covering. It may have been brightly colored to attract a mate. Yangchuanosaurus almost certainly hunted the plant-eaters of its day, including the Stegosaur Chungkingosaurus.
  
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==References==
  
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1. Picture of Yangchuanosaurus [http://internt.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/nature-online/dino-directory/detail.dsml?Genus=Yangchuanosaurus]
  
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Revision as of 01:36, 5 January 2020

Yangchuanosaurus
9407522
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

Yangchuanosaurus was 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.

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.

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.

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