Shunosaurus

Shunosaurus
Temporal range: Late Jurassic (Oxfordian), 161–157 Ma
Mount in the Finnish Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Sauropodomorpha
Clade: Sauropoda
Clade: Eusauropoda
Genus: Shunosaurus
Dong et al., 1983
Type species
Shunosaurus lii
Dong et al., 1983
Other species
  • Shunosaurus jiangyiensis
    Fu & Zhang, 2004

Shunosaurus, meaning "Lizard from Sichuan", is a genus of sauropod dinosaur from Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) beds in Sichuan Province in China, from 161 to 157 Million years ago.[1] The name derives from "Shu", an ancient name for the Sichuan province.

  1. ^ Wang, Jun; Ye, Yong; Pei, Rui; Tian, Yamin; Feng, Chongqin; Zheng, Daran; Chang, Su-Chin (2018-09-01). "Age of Jurassic basal sauropods in Sichuan, China: A reappraisal of basal sauropod evolution". GSA Bulletin. 130 (9–10): 1493–1500. doi:10.1130/B31910.1. ISSN 0016-7606.