Leshansaurus
Field photograph to come
Leshansaurus
DV-0690
- Lived
- 168 to 162 million years ago, Middle Jurassic
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Group
- Theropods, Megalosauridae
- Found in
- China
- Named by
- Li et al. 2009
Field notes
About Leshansaurus
Leshansaurus was a meat-eating theropod that lived in the Middle Jurassic, 168 to 162 million years ago. It belongs to the family Megalosauridae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Leshansaurus, from China. Its fossils come from the Shaximiao Formation. It was named by Li et al. in 2009.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
165 million years ago
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Megalosauridae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: F. Li, G. Peng, and Y. Yong, S. Jiang, D. Huang. 2009. A new carnosaur from the Late Jurassic of Qianwei, Sichuan, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 83(9):1203-1210