Shunosaurus
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| phylum | Chordata | Shunosaurus, meaning "Shu Lizard", is a genus of sauropod dinosaur from Middle Jurassic (Bathonian–Callovian) beds in Sichuan Province in China, 170 million years ago. The name derives from "Shu", an ancient name for the Sichuan province. In 1989 it was disclosed that the tail ended in a club, equipped on its top with two successive spikes formed by 5 centimetres (2.0 in)-long cone-shaped osteoderms probably used to fend off enemies.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| order | Saurischia | |
| suborder | Sauropodomorpha | |
| family | Cetiosauridae | |
| genus | Shunosaurus | |
| species | S. lii | |
| Temporal range | Middle Jurassic |
