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Leshansaurus âśť

Description

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 it belong to Megalosauridae instead.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8515663https://www.gbif.org/species/8515663
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)159791https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=159791
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Megalosauridae : Leshansaurus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Megalosauridae : Leshansaurus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-Eosuchia
-NeodiapsidaBenton 1985
-SauriaGauthier 1984
-Archosauromorpha
-CrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
-EucrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-Archosauria
informalAvemetatarsaliaBenton 1999
-OrnithodiraGauthier 1986
-DinosauromorphaBenton 1985
-DinosauriformesNovas 1992
-Dinosauria
-Saurischia
-Theropoda
-NeotheropodaBakker 1986
-AverostraPaul 2002
-TetanuraeGauthier 1986
-OrionidesCarrano et al. 2012
superfamilyMegalosauroidea
familyMegalosauridae
subfamilyAfrovenatorinaeCarrano et al. 2012
genusLeshansaurusLi Y.e.Peng Jiang & Huang 2009
Scientific NameLeshansaurus Li, Y.e.Peng, Jiang & Huang, 2009
Name Published InArticle title: A new carnosaur from the Late Jurassic of Qianwei, Sichuan, China.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Leshansaurusgenusbelongs to Sinraptoridaestated with evidenceLi et al., 2009
Leshansaurusgenusbelongs to Afrovenatorinaestated with evidenceCarrano et al., 2012
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance164 - 157 Ma
Jurassic
Last Recorded Appearance164 - 157 Ma
Jurassic
Environmentterrestrial (based on Theropoda)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Theropoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Theropoda)
Reproductionoviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Theropoda)
Ontogenyaccretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda)
Taphonomyhydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)F. Li, G. Peng, and Y. Yong, S. Jiang, D. Huang. 2009. A new carnosaur from the Late Jurassic of Qianwei, Sichuan, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 83(9):1203-1210
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leshansaurus

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Leshansaurus qianweiensis âśť
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1164 Ma
Middle Jurassic
164 Ma
Middle Jurassic

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2009Leshansaurus Li et al. p. 1203
2012Leshansaurus Carrano et al. p. 251

References

Li F., Peng G., et al (2009) A new carnosaur from the Late Jurassic of Qianwei, Sichuan, China, Acta Geologica Sinica 83 9, 1203-1210
Carrano M. T., Benson R. B. J., et al (2012) The phylogeny of Tetanurae (Dinosauria: Theropoda), Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 10 2, 211-300 doi:10.1080/14772019.2011.630927
Article title: A new carnosaur from the Late Jurassic of Qianwei, Sichuan, China. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
inferred from original work (title) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
refer original publication - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
www.organismnames.com (Jul 2012) / web search - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Dizhi Xuebao 83. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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