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 | |
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.