Dinosauria › Saurischia
Shunosaurus
Shunosaurus lii Dong et al. 1983
Middle Jurassic (Oxfordian) · 174.7–154.8 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Shunosaurus lii is a sauropodomorph dinosaur known from the Middle Jurassic, roughly 174.7–154.8 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It was named by Dong et al. 1983. The species is represented by 4 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~15%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 4 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Shunosaurus sits in deep time
Shunosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Shunosaurus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.