Jurassic
Sinraptor
Sinraptor dongi
The catalogue presents Sinraptor as a carnivore member of Sinraptoridae that lived during the Jurassic, between 161.0–155.0 Ma. Its estimated range is 7.0–8.5 m in length and 1.3–1.8 t in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Shishugou Formation, Xinjiang, China. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Sinraptor, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Currie and Zhao (1994).
The PBDB places it in Metriacanthosaurinae, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Sinraptoridae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Sinraptoridae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range runs from the Bathonian to the Oxfordian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the Shishugou Formation (1). Provenance: China.
The catalogue records the holotype as IVPP V10600 and the type locality as “Shishugou Formation, Xinjiang, China”.
- IVPP V10600
- Shishugou Formation, Xinjiang, China
The catalogue's reference measurements are 7.0–8.5 m in length and 1.3–1.8 t in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 7.0-8.5 m
- 1.3-1.8 tons
The record gathers 24 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
- 7.0–8.5 m
- Weight
- 1.3–1.8 t
- Period
- Jurassic
- Time range
- 161.0–155.0 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 1994
- Described by
- Philip Currie & Zhao Xijin
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Sinraptoridae
- Genus
- Sinraptor
- Species
- S. dongi
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
- IVPP V10600
- Type locality
- Shishugou Formation, Xinjiang, China