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Tsintaosaurus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 70Ma
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Holotype skull with broken crest
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Order: Ornithischia
Suborder: Ornithopoda
Family: Hadrosauridae
Tribe: Tsintaosaurini
Genus: Tsintaosaurus
Young, 1958
Type species
Tsintaosaurus spinorhinus
Young, 1958

Tsintaosaurus (which means "Qingdao lizard") is a type of dinosaur called a hadrosaur. It was discovered in China.

Like other hadrosaurs, Tsintaosaurus could walk on all four legs. But it was also able to stand and move around on just its two back legs. These dinosaurs likely lived together in large groups, like herds of modern animals.

About Tsintaosaurus

Tsintaosaurus lived during the Late Cretaceous period. This was about 70 million years ago. It was a plant-eating dinosaur. Scientists believe it ate leaves and twigs.

What Tsintaosaurus Looked Like

One special thing about Tsintaosaurus was its head. It had a unique crest on its snout. Early ideas about this crest showed it standing straight up. But newer studies suggest it might have been shaped differently. It could have been more like a flat, paddle-shaped structure. This crest was made of bone. It might have been used for showing off to other dinosaurs. Or perhaps it helped them recognize each other.

Where Tsintaosaurus Lived

The fossils of Tsintaosaurus were found in China. This tells us that these dinosaurs roamed ancient Asia. The area where they lived was likely warm and had lots of plants. This would have been a good place for a plant-eating dinosaur.

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