| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Shunosaurus
Taxonomy
Shunosaurus was named by Dong et al. (1983). It is not extant. Its type is Shunosaurus lii. It is the type genus of Shunosaurinae.
It was assigned to Cetiosaurinae by Dong et al. (1983), Zhang et al. (1984) and Dong and Tang (1984); to Sauropoda by Wilson and Sereno (1994); to Euhelopodidae by Upchurch (1995), Upchurch (1995), Vickaryous and Ryan (1997) and Upchurch (1997); to Barapasauridae by Dong (1998); to Shunosaurinae by McIntosh (1990), Dong (1992), Dong (1997) and Martin-Rolland (1999); to Cetiosauridae by Zhang (1988), Carroll (1988), McIntosh (1990), Zhang and Chen (1996), McIntosh (1997), Padian (1997), Peng et al. (2005), Ye et al. (2007), Li et al. (2010) and Li et al. (2011); and to Eusauropoda by Sereno (1997), Sereno (1998), Wilson and Sereno (1998), Sereno (1999), Sereno et al. (1999), Wilson (2002), Chatterjee and Zheng (2002), Upchurch et al. (2004), Royo-Torres et al. (2006), Lü et al. (2006), Upchurch et al. (2007), Allain and Aquesbi (2008), Yates (2010), Suteethorn et al. (2010), Ksepka and Norell (2010), Sekiya (2011), D'Emic (2012), Otero and Pol (2013), Apaldetti et al. (2013), Mocho et al. (2014) and Xing et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Cetiosaurinae by Dong et al. (1983), Zhang et al. (1984) and Dong and Tang (1984); to Sauropoda by Wilson and Sereno (1994); to Euhelopodidae by Upchurch (1995), Upchurch (1995), Vickaryous and Ryan (1997) and Upchurch (1997); to Barapasauridae by Dong (1998); to Shunosaurinae by McIntosh (1990), Dong (1992), Dong (1997) and Martin-Rolland (1999); to Cetiosauridae by Zhang (1988), Carroll (1988), McIntosh (1990), Zhang and Chen (1996), McIntosh (1997), Padian (1997), Peng et al. (2005), Ye et al. (2007), Li et al. (2010) and Li et al. (2011); and to Eusauropoda by Sereno (1997), Sereno (1998), Wilson and Sereno (1998), Sereno (1999), Sereno et al. (1999), Wilson (2002), Chatterjee and Zheng (2002), Upchurch et al. (2004), Royo-Torres et al. (2006), Lü et al. (2006), Upchurch et al. (2007), Allain and Aquesbi (2008), Yates (2010), Suteethorn et al. (2010), Ksepka and Norell (2010), Sekiya (2011), D'Emic (2012), Otero and Pol (2013), Apaldetti et al. (2013), Mocho et al. (2014) and Xing et al. (2015).
Species
S. lii (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1983 | Shunosaurus Dong et al. pp. 19-26 figs. 7-12, Pl. 4-6 |
| 1984 | Shunosaurus Dong and Tang |
| 1984 | Shunosaurus Zhang et al. p. 1 |
| 1988 | Shunosaurus Carroll |
| 1988 | Shunosaurus Zhang p. 1 |
| 1990 | Shunosaurus McIntosh p. 54 |
| 1992 | Shunosaurus Dong p. 163 |
| 1994 | Shunosaurus Wilson and Sereno p. 52A |
| 1995 | Shunosaurus Upchurch p. 253 |
| 1996 | Shunosaurus Zhang and Chen |
| 1997 | Shunosaurus Dong p. 793 |
| 1997 | Shunosaurus McIntosh p. 656 |
| 1997 | Shunosaurus Padian p. 532 |
| 1997 | Shunosaurus Sereno p. 442 fig. 4 |
| 1997 | Shunosaurus Upchurch p. 82A |
| 1997 | Shunosaurus Vickaryous and Ryan p. 489 |
| 1998 | Shunosaurus Dong p. 83 |
| 1998 | Shunosaurus Sereno p. 71 fig. 7 |
| 1998 | Shunosaurus Wilson and Sereno p. 54 fig. 44 |
| 1999 | Shunosaurus Martin-Rolland p. 310 |
| 1999 | Shunosaurus Sereno p. 2138 fig. 2 |
| 1999 | Shunosaurus Sereno et al. p. 1346 fig. 4 |
| 2002 | Shunosaurus Chatterjee and Zheng pp. 165-166 |
| 2002 | Shunosaurus Wilson p. 240 fig. 13 |
| 2004 | Shunosaurus Upchurch et al. p. 262 |
| 2005 | Shunosaurus Peng et al. |
| 2006 | Shunosaurus Lü et al. p. 9 |
| 2006 | Shunosaurus Royo-Torres et al. p. 1926 fig. 3 |
| 2007 | Shunosaurus Upchurch et al. p. 62 fig. 3 |
| 2007 | Shunosaurus Ye et al. p. 136 |
| 2008 | Shunosaurus Allain and Aquesbi p. 403 |
| 2010 | Shunosaurus Ksepka and Norell |
| 2010 | Shunosaurus Li et al. p. 199 |
| 2010 | Shunosaurus Suteethorn et al. |
| 2010 | Shunosaurus Yates p. 750 |
| 2011 | Shunosaurus Li et al. p. 23 |
| 2011 | Shunosaurus Sekiya |
| 2012 | Shunosaurus D'Emic |
| 2013 | Shunosaurus Apaldetti et al. |
| 2013 | Shunosaurus Otero and Pol |
| 2014 | Shunosaurus Mocho et al. |
| 2015 | Shunosaurus Xing et al. |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| G. Peng et al. 2005 | As for type species Shunosaurus lii Dong et al., 1983. |