Shuangbaisaurus

Shuangbai lizard

• Shuangbai · Chinese (place name) · Shuangbai County, Yunnan, China
• saurus · Greek · lizard

The name combines Shuangbai, the county in Yunnan Province, China, where the fossil was found, with the Greek word for lizard. It means "Shuangbai lizard" and marks the place of discovery.

Named by

Xing et al.

Year named

2014

Period

Early Jurassic

Found in

Lufeng Formation, Shuangbai County, Yunnan, China

A theropod known from skull material. Its type species is S. anlongbaoensis. Some researchers have suggested it may be closely related to, or the same as, Sinosaurus, so its status is not fully settled. The year and authorship are given with moderate confidence.