Shunosaurus

Shunosaurus

Pronunciation:
SHOON-oh-SORE-us
Name meaning:
'Shuno lizard'
Shunosaurus
sauropod silhouette
Type of dinosaur:
sauropod
Length:
10.0m
Diet:
herbivorous herbivorous food icon
When it lived:
Mid Jurassic, 170-160 million years ago
Found in:
China
Shunosaurus milieu

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Eusauropoda
Named by:
Dong, Zhou and Zhang (1983)
Type species:
lii

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