Leshansaurus qianweiensis

Time: 161.5–168.2 million years ago
Period: Unknown
Known sites: 1

Leshansaurus reconstructed skull — IJReid — CC-BY-4.0 — File:Leshansaurus_reconstructed_skull.png

Summary

Leshansaurus is a genus of theropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Shaximiao Formation of what is now China. It was described in 2009 by a team of Chinese paleontologists. The type species is Leshansaurus qianweiensis. Fossils of Leshansaurus were discovered in strata from the Shangshaximiao Formation, a formation rich in dinosaur fossils. Li et al. referred this taxon to Sinraptoridae – a group of carnosaurian theropods, but it may belong to Megalosauridae instead.

Source: Wikipedia - Leshansaurus

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