Shantungosaurus
PeriodLate Cretaceous (73-70 Ma)
DietHerbivore
Length15 m
Weight8,000 kg
LocationChina
ClassificationOrnithopoda
About Shantungosaurus
The largest duck billed dinosaur ever found, stretching past 15 meters, longer than a school bus. A mounted composite skeleton in China displays its full bulk. Hundreds of individuals quarried together point to vast herds. Fossils come from Shandong Province.
Size
15 m longArgentinosaurus: 35 m
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