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A new metriacanthosaurid theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Yunnan Province, China

Zou, Y.; Chen, L.; Wang, T.; Wang, G. F.; Zhang, W. G.; Zhang, X. Q.; Wang, Z. J.; Wu, X. C.; You, H. L. (2025)

Citation

Zou, Y.; Chen, L.; Wang, T.; Wang, G. F.; Zhang, W. G.; Zhang, X. Q.; Wang, Z. J.; Wu, X. C.; You, H. L. (2025). A new metriacanthosaurid theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Yunnan Province, China. PeerJ 13: e19218. PeerJ. doi:10.7717/peerj.19218

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Cited by genera

  • Shidaisaurus

    New metriacanthosaurid description bearing on Shidaisaurus's basal position.

  • Sinraptor

    Recovered Sinraptor on the Yangchuanosaurus branch, outside Metriacanthosaurinae.

  • Xuanhanosaurus

    Placed Xuanhanosaurus within Metriacanthosauridae among allosauroids.

  • Yuanmouraptor

    Erects Yuanmouraptor on a near-complete skull and articulated anterior cervical column; recovered as the most basal-branching metriacanthosaurid in equal-weights phylogenetic analysis.

Cited by clades

  • Megalosauroidea

    Recovered Piatnitzkysauridae outside Megalosauroidea in a new metriacanthosaurid phylogenetic analysis.

  • Metriacanthosauridae

    Describes new metriacanthosaurid theropod, supporting Metriacanthosauridae's recognized composition and placement.