Shunosaurus
Shunosaurus was a plant-eating dinosaur with a long neck and a secret weapon on its tail. It lived in what is now China during the Late Jurassic period, about 161 to 157 million years ago. This dinosaur was one of the most common animals in its home, making up 90% of the fossils found there.1
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Shunosaurus had a very short neck for a sauropod, similar to some other dinosaurs called dicraeosaurids.1
Its tail ended in a club with two spikes made of bone, each about 5 centimetres (2 inches) long. It probably used this club to fight off predators.1
Scientists know a lot about Shunosaurus because many complete skeletons, skulls, and even babies have been found. About 94% of all its bones have been identified.1
Shunosaurus was first discovered in 1977 by a group of students practicing fossil digging at a road bank in Dashanpu, Sichuan.1
Its teeth were strong and long, with crowns up to 8 centimetres (3.1 inches) long. They had a unique shape: a cylindrical body with a spoon-shaped tip.1
Shunosaurus lived alongside other dinosaurs like the sauropods Datousaurus and Omeisaurus, the early stegosaur Huayangosaurus, and the meat-eating theropod Gasosaurus.1

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?How big was Shunosaurus?
Shunosaurus was about 9.5 metres long and weighed around 3 tonnes.1
?What did Shunosaurus eat?
Shunosaurus was a plant-eater (herbivore). It had strong, spoon-shaped teeth and swallowed stones called gastroliths to help grind up tough plants.13
?Did Shunosaurus have a tail club?
Yes, Shunosaurus had a bony club at the end of its tail with two spikes about 5 centimetres long. It probably used it to defend itself from predators.1
?When did Shunosaurus live?
Shunosaurus lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 161 to 157 million years ago.1
?Where was Shunosaurus found?
Shunosaurus fossils were found in Sichuan Province, China, mostly at a place called Dashanpu Quarry.1

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- Innde ganndal
- Shunosaurus
- Inndoowo
- Dong et al. 19835
- Fedde
- Daaɗe juutɗe
- Fedde / clade
- Eusauropoda5
- Fedde
- Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda5
- Duuɓi kaaƴe
- 175 haa 155 miliyon duuɓi (Aalenian / Oxfordian)5
- Cuuɗi kaaƴe
- Shaximiao5
- Leyɗe
- China5
- Fosilji tawaaɗi
- 5 nder Paleobiology Database5
- Tawgol
- The first Shunosaurus fossil was found in 1977 by students in Sichuan, China. It was named Shunosaurus lii in 1983 by Dong Zhiming, Zhou Shiwu, and Zhang Yihong. The species name honors Li Bing, an ancient governor of Sichuan.1
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- Scientists are not sure how old the rocks that contain Shunosaurus are. They were once thought to be Middle Jurassic, but newer studies suggest they might be Late Jurassic, about 159 million years old.1
To haalaaji ummii
- Shunosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
- Dinosaurs from the Jurassic of Sichuan (naturalhistory.si.edu)
- Dinosaurs - Shunosaurus lii - The Australian Museum (australian.museum)
- Shunosaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
- Shunosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): duuɓi, nokkuuje, cuuɗi kaaƴe, pecce.
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