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Xuanhanosaurus qilixiaensis Dong 1984 (allosauroid)

Reptilia - Avetheropoda - Metriacanthosauridae

PaleoDB taxon number: 52767

Full reference: Z. Dong. 1984. [A new theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Sichuan Basin]. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 22(3):213-218

Belongs to Xuanhanosaurus according to M. T. Carrano et al. 2012

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IVPP V.6729. Its type locality is Xuanhan, which is in a Jurassic terrestrial horizon in the Xiashaximiao Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): humerus length 265.0, radius length 202.0, ulna length 240.0