- · Grid units represent actual meters (m); human and animals are drawn to the exact same scale with original silhouette aspect ratios preserved.
- · When a size range is recorded (e.g. 1–1.6m), the lower bound is used for scale comparison.
- · Shunosaurus silhouette: PhyloPic — Scott Hartman · CC BY 3.0
- · Human silhouette: PhyloPic — NASA · Public Domain Mark 1.0
Shunosaurus
Shunosaurus lii (Shunosaurus · Shunosaurus)
Known only from fossils. The IUCN Red List assesses only species extant since 1500 CE, so fossil taxa are not assigned a category.
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its estimated body length of about 10 m (representative value for the genus) is slightly shorter than a city bus (about 12 m) (Comparison).
- 💡 It is about half the length of Omeisaurus (about 20 m), which also lived in China during the Middle Jurassic (Comparison).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
📖 1. Overview
Shunosaurus lii (genus Shunosaurus) was a herbivorous sauropod that lived in China during the Middle Jurassic, and its name means 'Shu lizard.'
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
It is listed as a herbivorous sauropod with a body length of about 10 m. This source does not provide information on its weight or teeth.
🔍 3. Fossil Record & Paleoecology
It was a herbivorous dinosaur. Dong, Zhou, and Zhang named it in 1983.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • Fossil taxon — the IUCN Red List assesses only species living or extinct since 1500
- • paleobiodb.org — basicTaxonInfo
- • wikidata.org — Q3959857
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Shunosaurus lii Finland.jpg
- • nhm.ac.uk — shunosaurus.html
- • nhm.ac.uk — omeisaurus.html
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Scott Hartman · CC BY 3.0
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.