Tsintaosaurus
Tsintaosaurus (/tʃɪŋdaʊˈsɔːrəs/; meaning "Qingdao lizard", after the old transliteration "Tsingtao") [1] is a genus of hadrosaurid dinosaur found in China.
| Tsintaosaurus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, | |
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| Holotype skull with broken crest | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Order: | †Ornithischia |
| Suborder: | †Ornithopoda |
| Family: | †Hadrosauridae |
| Tribe: | †Tsintaosaurini |
| Genus: | †Tsintaosaurus Young, 1958 |
| Type species | |
| †Tsintaosaurus spinorhinus Young, 1958 | |
Like other hadrosaurs, it walked on all fours but it could also move on its rear legs alone. They probably lived in herds.
References
- Creisler, B. (2002). "Dinosauria Translation and Pronunciation Guide T". DOL Dinosaur Omnipedia. Archived from the original on 31 December 2005. Retrieved 24 Feb 2010.
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