Shunosaurus jiangyiensis Ceratodus hace aproximadamente entre 15 y

hace aproximadamente entre 15 y 10 millones de años

Longitud hocico-cola 235 mm

aunque aún se debate su función exacta

adapted to chewing low plants and bushes in its environment

Shunosaurus jiangyiensis Ceratodus hace aproximadamente entre 15 yShunosaurus jiangyiensis was a herbivorous sauropod that lived during the Middle Jurassic Period, approximately 170 to 160 million years ago, in what is now China. This dinosaur belongs to the family Shunosauridae, a group of relatively primitive and smaller sauropods compared to other giant sauropods from the same period. Shunosaurus jiangyiensis is notable for being one of the first known sauropods to have a unique defensive adaptation: a bony club