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SINOSAURUS
(sy-noe-sore-us)
meaning: "Chinese lizard"
Sinosaurus
Named By: Young in 1948
Time Period: Early Jurassic, 201-196 Ma
Location: China
Size: About 5.6 meters long
Diet: Carnivore
Fossil(s): Remains of several individuals from partial remains to almost complete
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Theropoda | Dilophosauridae |
Also known as: | Dilophosaurus sinensis |
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Sinosaurus (meaning "Chinese lizard") was a tetanuran theropod dinosaur which lived during the Early Jurassic Period. Its fossils were found in the Lufeng Formation, in Yunnan Province, China. It was a bipedal carnivore. It was approximately 5.6 metres (18 feet) long.

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