- 학명 Scientific Name : Shunosaurus lii
- 형태 Mode : 골격화석 Skeleton
- 시대 Age : 중기쥐라기 Middle Jurassic
- 크기 L×W×H (m) : 11m×1.5m×3m
- 원산지 Location : 중국 사천 Sichuan
Shunosaurus
Shunosaurus, meaning "Shu Lizard", is a genus of sauropod dinosaur from Middle Jurassic (Bathonian–Callovian) beds in Sichuan Province in China, 170 million years ago. The name derives from "Shu", an ancient name for
Discovery and species
Shunosaurus lii skeleton, Beijing Museum of Natural History.
First described in 1983, Shunosaurus is now known from several complete or near-complete skeletons, making it anatomically one of the best known sauropods. The type species, S. lii, was described by Dong, Zhou, and Zhang in 1983. A second species, "S. ziliujingensis", has never been formally described, and remains a nomen nudum.
Classification
Shunosaurus is classified as a basal eusauropod. It is related to Rhoetosaurus from Queensland in Australia.
Paleobiology
At around 10 metres long, Shunosaurus was fairly short-necked (for a sauropod) and had a short deep skull, with fairly robust spatulate teeth. In 1989 its tail was found to have ended in a club,[1] probably used for fending off enemies.
Popular culture
Shunosaurus is on display at the
References
Dong Z, Peng G, Huang D. 1989. [The discovery of the bony tail club of sauropods]. Vertebrata Palasiatica 27: 219–224.
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