Leshansaurus
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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,[1] but it may belong to Megalosauridae instead.[2]
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Leshansaurus | |
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Skull reconstruction showing known material (white and light grey) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Family: | †Megalosauridae |
Subfamily: | †Afrovenatorinae |
Genus: | †Leshansaurus Li et al., 2009 |
Type species | |
†Leshansaurus qianweiensis Li et al., 2009 |
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