Dilophosaurus sinensis (Sinosaurus) — iNaturalist taxon summary
www.inaturalist.org
Granskad: 2026-09-06
VERIFY:weight_max_kg: stored=550 suggested=895 confidence=medium — A recent virtual skeletal-mount study (Liang et al., 2024) estimated Sinosaurus at about 5.85 m long with a maximum body mass of roughly 895 kg, well above the stored 550 kg upper bound.
Öppna källa ↗Revisiting the world famous Lufeng Formation dinosaur fauna: new approaches to old problems
www.researchgate.net
Granskad: 2026-09-06
VERIFY:period_start_mya: stored=199.3 suggested=201.3 confidence=medium — Sinosaurus material (holotype IVPP V34 and KMV 8701) comes from the Shawan Member of the Lufeng Formation, which is dated to the Hettangian (199.3–201.3 Ma), so the occurrence begins at roughly 201.3 Ma rather than 199.3 Ma.
Öppna källa ↗Revisiting the world famous Lufeng Formation dinosaur fauna: new approaches to old problems
www.researchgate.net
Granskad: 2026-09-06
VERIFY:geological_stage: stored=sinemurian suggested=hettangian confidence=medium — The Shawan Member that yields Sinosaurus is assigned a Hettangian age, with the Sinemurian corresponding to the overlying Zhangjiawa Member; the genus is normally cited as Hettangian–Sinemurian rather than Sinemurian only.
Öppna källa ↗A comprehensive anatomical and phylogenetic evaluation of Dilophosaurus wetherilli (Dinosauria, Theropoda) with descriptions of new specimens from the Kayenta Formation of northern Arizona
Journal of Paleontology (Cambridge University Press)
Granskad: 2026-09-06
Peer-reviewed phylogenetic analysis of early neotheropods that evaluates the relationships of crested Early Jurassic taxa including Sinosaurus, supporting its placement within Neotheropoda near the dilophosaurid grade.
Öppna källa ↗A New Specimen of Sinosaurus triassicus (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Early Jurassic of Lufeng, Yunnan, China
Historical Biology (Taylor & Francis)
Granskad: 2026-09-06
Documents the fossil localities and stratigraphic occurrence of Sinosaurus triassicus in the Lower Jurassic Lufeng Formation of Lufeng, Yunnan Province, southern China.
Öppna källa ↗A new sauropodiform dinosaur with a 'sauropodan' skull from the Lower Jurassic Lufeng Formation of Yunnan Province, China
Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio)
Granskad: 2026-09-06
Describes the Lower Jurassic Lufeng Formation red-bed depositional setting and its dinosaur-dominated fauna, documenting the floodplain palaeoenvironment Sinosaurus inhabited.
Öppna källa ↗Fossilworks: Sinosaurus triassicus Young 1940
Paleobiology Database / Fossilworks
Granskad: 2026-09-06
Paleobiology Database taxon record for Sinosaurus triassicus listing its ecology as a carnivorous theropod.
Öppna källa ↗Sedimentological evidence suggests an Early Jurassic age for Yunnanosaurus youngi (Dinosauria: Sauropodomorpha) in Yunnan Province of China
Historical Biology (Taylor & Francis)
Granskad: 2026-09-06
Extinct taxon; conservation status NE
Öppna källa ↗A New Specimen of Sinosaurus triassicus (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Early Jurassic of Lufeng, Yunnan, China
Historical Biology (Taylor & Francis)
Granskad: 2026-09-06
Peer-reviewed description of a new Sinosaurus triassicus specimen providing an authoritative overview of the species' anatomy, crests, size and taxonomic history.
Öppna källa ↗A New Specimen of Sinosaurus triassicus (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Early Jurassic of Lufeng, Yunnan, China
Historical Biology (Taylor & Francis)
Granskad: 2026-09-06
Peer-reviewed description of a new Sinosaurus triassicus specimen providing an authoritative overview of the species' anatomy, crests, size and taxonomic history.
Öppna källa ↗A New Specimen of Sinosaurus triassicus (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Early Jurassic of Lufeng, Yunnan, China
Historical Biology (Taylor & Francis)
Granskad: 2026-09-06
Peer-reviewed description of a new Sinosaurus triassicus specimen providing an authoritative overview of the species' anatomy, crests, size and taxonomic history.
Öppna källa ↗A New Specimen of Sinosaurus triassicus (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Early Jurassic of Lufeng, Yunnan, China
Historical Biology (Taylor & Francis)
Granskad: 2026-09-06
Peer-reviewed description of a new Sinosaurus triassicus specimen providing an authoritative overview of the species' anatomy, crests, size and taxonomic history.
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