Lukousaurus
Name:
Lukousaurus.
Phonetic: Lu-koo-sore-us.
Named By: Young - 1940.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria,
Saurischia, Theropoda?
Species: L. yini (type).
Diet: Carnivore.
Size: Unknown.
Known locations: China, Yunnan Province -
Lower Kufeng Formation.
Time period: Early Jurassic.
Fossil representation: Partial cranial remains of
the snout.
Lukousaurus is a little known reptile that is probably a theropod dinosaur, possibly of the Ceratosauria. The overall lack of fossil remains for the genus however makes it very difficult to be certain about exactly what kind of creature Lukousaurus was.
Further reading
- Preliminary notes on the Lufeng vertebrate fossils. - Bulletin of the
Geological Society of China 20(3-4):235-239. - C. -C. Young - 1940.
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