page_title: Shishugou Formation
section_title: Theropods
hierarchical_section_title: Shishugou Formation / Fauna / Theropods
caption_attribution_description: English: Sketch of Monolophosaurus jiangi, a theropod Dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of China with a median "crest" on the skull. Deutsch: Skizze von Monolophosaurus jiangi, ein theropoder Dinosaurier aus dem Mittleren Jura Chinas mit einem median verlaufenden „Kamm“ auf dem Schädel.
context_page_description: The Shishugou Formation is a geological formation in Xinjiang, China.
  Its strata date back to the Late Jurassic period. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. The Shishugou Formation is considered one of the most phylogenetically and trophically diverse Middle to Late Jurassic theropod fauna.
  The Wucaiwan Member, once considered a separate, underlying formation, is now considered the lowest unit of the Shishugou Formation.
context_section_description: Undescribed ornithomimosaur-like species. Indeterminate tetanuran remains.
caption: Monolophosaurus
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