Yuanmouraptor
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Yuanmouraptor
DV-1294 · type species Yuanmouraptor jinshajiangensis
- Lived
- 175 to 168 million years ago, Middle Jurassic
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Group
- Theropods, Metriacanthosauridae
- Found in
- China
- Named by
- Zou et al. 2025
Field notes
About Yuanmouraptor
Yuanmouraptor was a meat-eating theropod that lived in the Middle Jurassic, 175 to 168 million years ago. It belongs to the family Metriacanthosauridae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Yuanmouraptor, from China. Its fossils come from the Zhanghe Formation. It was named by Zou et al. in 2025.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
170 million years ago
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Metriacanthosauridae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: Y. Zou, L. Chen, and T. Wang, G. Wang, W. Zhang, X. Zhang, Z. Wang, X. Wu, H. You. 2025. A new metriacanthosaurid theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Yunnan Province, China. PeerJ 13(4443):e19218