Cretaceous
Qianzhousaurus
Qianzhousaurus sinensis
The catalogue presents Qianzhousaurus as a carnivore member of Tyrannosauridae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 66 Ma. Its estimated range is 9.0 m in length and 0.8 t in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Jiangxi, China. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Qianzhousaurus, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Lü et al. (2014).
The PBDB places it in Alioramini, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Tyrannosauridae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Tyrannosauridae
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence. Provenance: China.
The catalogue records the holotype as GM F10004 and the type locality as “Jiangxi, China”.
- GM F10004
- Jiangxi, China
The catalogue's reference measurements are 9.0 m in length and 0.8 t in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 9.0 m
- 0.8 tons
The record gathers 4 bibliographic references registered in the PBDB, listed below.
Where it lived
Fossil occurrences on today’s map and in the tectonic reconstruction.
Positions reconstructed by PBDB/GPlates, not observed; this is not an exact habitat map.
Artistic 3D reconstruction
There is no approved species-specific 3D model yet. Generic anatomy will not be presented as if it were evidence.
Physical Specifications
- Length
- 9.0 m
- Weight
- 0.8 t
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 66 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 2014
- Described by
- Lu Junchang
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Tyrannosauridae
- Genus
- Qianzhousaurus
- Species
- Q. sinensis
Data status
Taxonomic name matched to PBDB and checked on 2026-08-08.
Taxonomic linkage does not automatically validate size, mass, behaviour or appearance.
- Type specimen
- GM F10004
- Type locality
- Jiangxi, China