Sinraptor
Sign in to saveSinraptor () is a genus of metriacanthosaurid theropod dinosaur from the Shishugou Formation China. Sinraptor and its close relatives were among the earliest members of the Jurassic carnosaurian radiation. Sinraptor still remains the best-known member of the family Metriacanthosauridae, with some older sources even using the name "Sinraptoridae" for the family.
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- Zigong Dinosaur Museum Yangchuanosaurus hepingensis.jpg
- Length
- 7.6
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- Sinraptor
- taxon name
- Sinraptor
- taxon rank
- genus
- time period
- Middle Jurassic
- location of discovery
- China
- main food source
- carnivore
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Sinraptor () is a genus of metriacanthosaurid theropod dinosaur from the Shishugou Formation China. Sinraptor and its close relatives were among the earliest members of the Jurassic carnosaurian radiation. Sinraptor still remains the best-known member of the family Metriacanthosauridae, with some older sources even using the name "Sinraptoridae" for the family.
==Discovery and naming==
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