Shantungosaurus

Shandong lizard

• Shantung · Chinese (Wade-Giles romanization) · Shandong Province, China
• saurus · Greek · lizard

The name refers to Shandong (formerly romanized as "Shantung") Province in eastern China, where the fossils were found, combined with the Greek word for lizard. It was named for the region of the Wangshi Group deposits near Zhucheng where the type specimens were excavated. Shantungosaurus is a giant hadrosaurid, among the largest known duck-billed dinosaurs.

Named by

Hu

Year named

1973

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stages

Campanian – Maastrichtian

Found in

Wangshi Group, Zhucheng, Shandong Province, China

Type species is Shantungosaurus giganteus. It was formally described by Hu Chengzhi in 1973 (published 1973, with Xing et al. describing the material in 2007/2009 work). Some researchers have suggested that Zhuchengosaurus may be a synonym, and the exact stage range is uncertain.