[D] Shantungosaurus giganteus [Su] [sG] [T]
Describer
Hu, 1973
Time
Cretaceous Late Campanian
Classification
Ornithischia Ornithopoda Hadrosauridae Hadrosaurinae Edmontosaurini
Diet
Herbivore
Fossilsite
Shanyang Formation, Shaanxi; Xingezhuang Formation, Wangshi Series, Shandong, China.
Length
15 meter
Info
Shantungosaurus giganteus (Hu, 1973) > Zhuchengosaurus maximus (Zhao, Li, Han, Zhao, Liu, F., Li. & Fang 2007)
Genus - Typespecies - Skull
At least 5 individuals, consisting of disarticulated skull and postcranial elements.
Ji, Y., Wang, X., Liu, Y. & Ji, Q. (2011) On the basis of the taphonomy, ostreological anatomy and ontogenetic veriation, Zhunchengosaurus maximus Zhao et al., 2007 is considered to be synonymic with Shantungosaurus giganteus Hu, 1973 herein.