Shantungosaurus: quick facts
Found in Shangtung, China, this dinosaur was oneof the largest hadrosaurids. It may have been the largestanimal ever to walk on two legs. It is almost identical tothe Edmontosaurus of North America ex
Period
Late Cretaceous
Diet
Herbivore
Length
51 feet (15.5 meters)
Weight
14,000 pounds (6,350 kg)
Family
Hadrosauridae
Reference background: Natural History Museum, London — Dinosaurs; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs; American Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs & Fossils. Figures are typical published ranges; taxonomy follows the source era and modern consensus is noted where it differs. See our sources & fact-check policy.