Zhuchengosaurus

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Zhuchengosaurus
Fossil range: mid-Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Superorder: Dinosauria
Order: Ornithischia
Family: Hadrosauridae
Genus: Zhuchengosaurus
Zhao et al., 2007
Species
  • Z. maximus Zhao et al., 2007 (type)

Zhuchengosaurus is a genus of hadrosaurid ("duckbilled") dinosaur from the Middle Cretaceous (100-70 million years ago). Remains of several individuals, including skull bones, limb bones, and vertebrae, were found in Shandong, China. It is among the largest hadrosaurids, with a composite mounted skeleton 16.6 meters long (54.5 ft). The type species, Z. maximus, was described by Zhao et al. in 2007.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Zhao, X.; Li, D.; Han, G.; Hao, H.; Liu, F.; Li, L.; and Fang, X. (2007). "Zhuchengosaurus maximus from Shandong Province". Acta Geoscientia Sinica 28 (2): 111-122.