page_title: Shantungosaurus
hierarchical_section_title: Shantungosaurus
caption_attribution_description: Scale diagram of the largest known ornithopod dinosaurs, compared in size with a human. Each grid section represents 1 square meter. Blue: Shantungosaurus giganteus (type specimen). Red: Magnapaulia laticaudus (LACM 17712). Violet: Edmontosaurus annectens (specimen MOR 003, formerly Anatosaurus annectens, before Anatosaurus had been synonymised with Edmontosaurus). Green: Edmontosaurus regalis (specimen USNM 12711). Adapted from illustrations and scale diagrams by ArthurWeasley, Dropzink, and Prieto-Márquez et al. 2012
context_page_description: Shantungosaurus, meaning "Shandong Lizard", is a genus of hadrosaurid dinosaurs found in the Upper Cretaceous Wangshi Formation of the Shandong Peninsula in China.
context_section_description: Shantungosaurus, meaning "Shandong Lizard", is a genus of hadrosaurid dinosaurs found in the Upper Cretaceous Wangshi Formation of the Shandong Peninsula in China.
caption: Shantungosaurus (blue) compared with other giant ornithopods
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