Zhuchengosaurus

Taxobox
name = "Zhuchengosaurus"
fossil_range = mid-Cretaceous
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Sauropsida
superordo = Dinosauria
ordo = Ornithischia
familia = Hadrosauridae
genus = "Zhuchengosaurus"
genus_authority = Zhao "et al.", 2007
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
*"Z. maximus" Zhao "et al"., 2007 (type)

"Zhuchengosaurus" (meaning "Zhucheng City lizard") is a genus of hadrosaurid ("duckbilled") dinosaur from the Middle Cretaceous (100–70 million years ago). Remains of several individuals, including skull bones, limb bones, and vertebrae, were found in Shandong, China. It is among the largest hadrosaurids, with a composite mounted skeleton 16.6 meters long (54.5 ft). The type species, "Z. maximus", was described by Zhao "et al." in 2007.cite journal |last=Zhao |first=X. |coauthors=Li, D.; Han, G.; Hao, H.; Liu, F.; Li, L.; and Fang, X. |year=2007 |title="Zhuchengosaurus maximus" from Shandong Province |journal=Acta Geoscientia Sinica |volume=28 |issue=2 |pages=111–122 ]

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