Tsintaosaurus

Tsingtao lizard

• Tsintao · Chinese (Wade-Giles romanisation) · Qingdao (Tsingtao), the city in Shandong, China
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name means "Tsingtao lizard". It refers to the city of Tsingtao (Qingdao) in Shandong Province, China, near where the fossils were found. Tsintaosaurus is known for the odd, spike-like crest once reconstructed on top of its skull. That crest is now thought to be a displaced piece of the facial bones (nasal/premaxilla).

Named by

Young

Year named

1958

Period

Late Cretaceous

Found in

Wangshi Group, Shandong, China

A lambeosaurine hadrosaurid. The type species is Tsintaosaurus spinorhinus. The "unicorn" crest in the original reconstruction is now generally considered doubtful.