Shantungosaurus

Shantungosaurus (lit.'Shandong Lizard') is an extinctgenus of very large herbivoroussaurolophinehadrosauriddinosaur found in the Late CretaceousWangshi Group of the Shandong Peninsula in China, containing a single species, Shantungosaurus giganteus. The stratigraphic interval of Shantungosaurus ranges from the top of the Xingezhuang Formation to the middle of the , middle to late Campanian in age. There are possible records from the Maastrichtian, although these are uncertain. Shantungosaurus is so far the largest hadrosauroid taxon in the world, with size estimates around 15–17 metres (49–56 ft) in length and 13–16 metric tons (14–18 short tons) in body mass.