Huaxiazhoulong shouwen

† Huaxiazhoulong shouwen — a Late Cretaceous from China taxon. Herbivorous browser. Discovered in China; contributes to the local paleofaunal record. Discovered in China; contributes to the local paleofaunal record.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Huaxiazhoulong shouwen 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

Huaxiazhoulong shouwen lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100,5 to 66,0 million years ago.

A era final dos dinossauros, com espécies icônicas como Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops e Velociraptor. Os dinossauros atingiram sua máxima diversidade antes do impacto catastrófico do asteroide na cratera de Chicxulub encerrar a Era Mesozoica.