Shunosaurus jiangyiensis hippotragus Longitud 395 mm

Longitud 395 mm

though the exact cause remains debated

although it could also have had defense functions against predators

was a terrestrial animal and is believed to have lived in swampy areas and river banks

Length 450mm

Shunosaurus jiangyiensis hippotragus Longitud 395 mmShunosaurus jiangyiensis was a herbivorous sauropod that lived during the Middle Jurassic Period, approximately 170 to 160 million years ago, in what is now China. This dinosaur belongs to the family Shunosauridae, a group of relatively primitive and smaller sauropods compared to other giant sauropods from the same period. Shunosaurus jiangyiensis is notable for being one of the first known sauropods to have a unique defensive adaptation: a bony club