Sinraptor

Pronunciation:
sien-rap-tor
Name meaning:
'Chinese plunderer'

© Berislav Krzic

Type of dinosaur:
large theropod
Length:
7.6m
Diet:
carnivorous
When it lived:
Mid Jurassic, 169-142 million years ago
Found in:
China

Almost complete skeletons of Sinraptor have been found.

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Tetanurae, Avetheropoda, Carnosauria, Allosauroidea, Sinraptoridae
Named by:
Gao (1992)
Type species:
hepingensis