Sinraptor
Sinraptor dongi
Pronounced: Sine - rap - tor
Diet: Carnivore (Meat-Eater)
Name Means: "China Robber"
Length: 25 feet (7 m)
Height: 10 feet (3 m)
Weight: 1 ton (1,000 kilos)
Time: Late Jurassic - 150 mya
Fossil remains for this Dinosaur have been found in China
This was a large,
fast meat-eater from
China. Sinraptor was
similar in looks to
Allosaurus and
may have been distantly
related. It was a little
lighter and may have
been faster than its
North American cousin.
Some of its teeth were
found in the remains of
a large sauropod, so
scientists theorize that
it fed upon them.
Two species have been assigned to this genus, the second being S. hepingensis, which was slightly larger than the type specimen. Some scientists consider Sinraptor to be an important basal genus as it may have given rise to the later Cretaceous predators such as Giganotosaurus and Carcharodontosaurus. |
