Tsintaosaurus
Tsintaosaurus (/tʃɪŋdaʊˈsɔːrəs/; meaning "Qingdao lizard", after the old transliteration "Tsingtao") [1] is a genus of hadrosaurid dinosaur found in China.
| Tsintaosaurus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,
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| Holotype skull with broken crest | |
Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Tsintaosaurus |
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| †Tsintaosaurus spinorhinus Young, 1958
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Like other hadrosaurs, it walked on all fours but it could also move on its rear legs alone. They probably lived in herds.
Tsintaosaurus Media
Left premaxilla of Tsintaosaurus spinorhinus (IVPP K107). Premaxilla in (A) rostrodorsal and (C) rostral views. B. Insert of our reconstruction of the skull of T. spinorhinus showing the position of the prefrontal (solid black).
Restoration showing modern interpretation of crest shape
Tsintaosaurus mount with outdated crest reconstruction, Paleozoological Museum of China.
Reinterpretation of the skull crest
Tsintaosaurus in Shandong Museum
Size of Tsintaosaurus compared to a human
Left prefrontal of Tsintaosaurus spinorhinus (IVPP V725). Prefrontal in (A) dorsal, (B) lateral, (D) medial, and (E) medioventral views. C. Insert of our reconstruction of the skull of T. spinorhinus showing the position of the prefrontal (solid black).
Pre-2013 restoration showing outdated crest shape
References
- ↑ Creisler, B. (2002). "Dinosauria Translation and Pronunciation Guide T". DOL Dinosaur Omnipedia. Archived from the original on 31 December 2005. Retrieved 24 Feb 2010.