Yangchuanosaurus

† Yangchuanosaurus is a Late Jurassic metatetanuran theropod from the Shangshaximiao Formation of Sichuan Province, China, one of the largest predators in Jurassic Asia. This sinraptorid occupied the apex predator niche alongside the sauropod Omeisaurus.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Yangchuanosaurus was a meat-eating predator. Carnivorous dinosaurs were active hunters or scavengers, equipped with sharp teeth and claws for catching and consuming prey. They occupied the top of the food chain in their ecosystems.

Time Period

Cretaceous Early Mesozoic Era

Yangchuanosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 145,0 to 100,5 million years ago.

The Cretaceous saw continued dinosaur evolution with the rise of ornithopods and early ceratopsians. Flowering plants first appeared and began to transform terrestrial ecosystems. Spinosaurus and other large theropods lived during this time.