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sharp-clawed runner
Shenzhousaurus
Say it like this: “SHEN-ju-SOR-us”
Shenzhousaurus orientalis
Shenzhousaurus ate plants and walked on two legs. It lived in the Early Cretaceous. Bones have been found in China.
- When
- Early Cretaceous (Barremian) · roughly 125.8 to 121.4 million years ago
- Named in
- 2003 · Ji, Q.; Norell, M. A.; Makovicky, P. J.; Gao, K. Q.; Ji, S.; Yuan, C.
- Hip height
- 0.4 m · 1 ft
- Length
- 1.6 m · 5 ft
- Weight
- 10 kg · 22 lb
- Found in
- China · Yixian
- Food and walking
- Herbivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Ornithomimosauria
The story in short
Shenzhousaurus was formally named in 2003 by Q. Ji and colleagues. The name means “shenzhou lizard.”
It lived in the Early Cretaceous (Barremian), roughly 125.8 to 121.4 million years ago. Finds come from China, including the Yixian Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Shenzhousaurus at a length near 1.6 m, hips about 0.4 m high, and a body mass around 10 kg.
On the family tree it sits in Ornithomimosauria, among the theropod dinosaurs.