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SHUNOSAURUS
(shu-no-sore-us)
meaning: "Shu lizard"
Shunosaurus
Named By: Ding, Zhou, & Zhang in 1983
Time Period: Middle Jurassic, 170 Ma
Location: China - Shangshaximiao Formation, Xiashaximiao Formation
Size: Roughly about 9.5 meters long
Diet: unavailable
Fossil(s): Several skeletons, including exceptionally well preserved individuals
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Sauropodomorpha | Sauropoda | Cetiosauridae |
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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 the Sichuan province.

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