Largest hadrosaurid skeleton on display

Largest hadrosaurid skeleton on display
现在申请
纪录保持者
Shangtungosaurus giganteus (Zhucheng Dinosaur Museum)
地点
China (Zhucheng,)
打破时间
18 August 2014

Hadrosaurids are colloquially known as duck-billed dinosaurs on account of their distinctive jaws, broad and flat in shape, which superficially resemble the bills of ducks. The largest hadrosaurid specimen on display is a specimen of Shangtungosaurus giganteus (aka Zhuchengosaurus maximus), which is housed at Zhucheng Dinosaur Museum in China's Shandong Province. Its skeleton measures 16.6 m (54 ft 5.54 in) from the tip of its beak to the end of its tail, and stands 9.1 m (29 ft 10.27 in) tall. The achievement was verified on 18 August 2014.

The correct scientific name is Shangtungosaurus giganteus - Zuchengosaurus maximus is nowadays deemed to be a synonym of this species. The specimen on display at Zhucheng Dinosaur Museum was originally an incomplete specimen - the missing bones have variously been supplied from other skeletons or are artificially-manufactured substitutes.