Species · GBIF taxon 4965932
Charonosaurus jiayinensis
Charonosaurus jiayinensisCharonosaurus jiayinensis roamed the lush river valleys of eastern Asia at the very end of the Cretaceous period. Equipped with a long, backward-projecting cranial crest likely used to amplify low-frequency calls, this immense duck-billed dinosaur lived in herds and browsed tough floodplain vegetation. Its massive limb proportions indicate an ability to alternate between quadrupedal browsing and bipedal locomotion when fleeing predators.
PrehistoricHerbivoreFossil
Licensed referenceFernando Losada Rodríguez / CC BY-SA 4.0 · cc-by-sa
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ExtinctConservation statusIUCN Red List categoriesLCNTVUENCREWEXExtinctRed List categories, explained →
Diet & prey
- Conifer needles
- Fern foliage
- Ginkgo leaves
Predators
- Tarbosaurus bataar
- Large tyrannosaurids
ThreatsPredation by tyrannosaurids and Late Cretaceous environmental changes
HabitatsRiver valleys, floodplains, and temperate open woodlands
Life span30–50 years
Classification
- FamilyHadrosauridae
- SpeciesCharonosaurus jiayinensis
Range data is not available yet.
Interaction riskLow
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- Why interaction risk is low
- Extinct species known only from Late Cretaceous fossil remains.
Responsible observation
- Museum Exhibits: Examine mounted fossil reconstructions in natural history museums to appreciate its scale.
- Stratigraphic Study: Inspect geological displays of the Yuliangze Formation to understand ancient river ecosystems.
Image unavailableSympatric Neighbor 
Predator (c) Armel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · cc-by-sa
Close Relative (c) Connor Ashbridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · cc-by-sa
Close Relative Paul Hermans / CC BY-SA 3.0 · cc-by-sa
Close Relative MWAK / Public domain · cc0
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