Genus · Theropods · Jurassic
Sinosaurus
Named by Young 1940
Sinosaurus lived 201.4–192.9 million years ago, during the Hettangian to Sinemurian stages of the Early Jurassic. The Paleobiology Database lists 16 fossil records for it from 1 country (China) — the 74th most of the 99 genera on this site.
Where it sits in time
Key facts from the records
- Most of what is known comes from one rock unit: 100% of its records are from the Lufeng Formation.
- Every record is from China; Yunnan alone has 16 of them.
- Lufengosaurus appears in 67% of the collections that hold Sinosaurus; Yunnanosaurus in 60%.
- Its stage range spans about 8.5 million years (71st longest of 99); it is the 25th best-recorded of the 32 theropods here.
1 accepted species
Sinosaurus has a single accepted species in PBDB.
| Species | Named by | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Sinosaurus triassicus | Young 1940 | 16 |
Where it was found
16 records with coordinates.
Found alongside
Rock formations
States & provinces
| Region | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yunnan | 16 | 100% |
Records by stage
Well-dated records, by the stage of their mid-point age.
Other theropods of its time
Same group, overlapping stage range, not found in the same collections.
| Genus | Age | Country | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coelophysis | 205.7–192.9 Ma | United States | 26 |
| Dilophosaurus | 199.5–184.2 Ma | United States, India | 14 |
Data: PBDB taxon 38266 · method