Tanius sinensis

† Tanius sinensis is the type species of Tanius, a hadrosaurid from Shandong Province, China, known since the 1920s. It represents a flat-headed hadrosaur lineage distinct from the elaborate crested hadrosaurs found elsewhere in Asia.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Tanius sinensis was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Tanius sinensis lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100.5 to 66.0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.