Changzhousaurus
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Changzhousaurus
DV-1299 · type species Changzhousaurus sinensis
- Lived
- 121 to 113 million years ago, Early Cretaceous
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Group
- Theropods
- Found in
- China
- Named by
- Xu 2026
Field notes
About Changzhousaurus
Changzhousaurus was a meat-eating theropod that lived in the Early Cretaceous, 121 to 113 million years ago.
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Changzhousaurus, from China. Its fossils come from the Jiufotang Formation. It was named by Xu in 2026.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
115 million years ago
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Paraves.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: X. Xu. 2026. A new feathered dinosaur from Early Cretaceous of northern China highlighting the complexity of early pennaraptoran evolution and comments on several relevant conceptual and methodological issues. Vertebrata Palasiatica