Xianshanosaurus shijiagouensis

† Xianshanosaurus shijiagouensis is an Early Cretaceous titanosaur from Henan Province, China, known from vertebral material. This Chinese sauropod contributes to understanding the diversity of titanosaurian sauropods in the Early Cretaceous of East Asia.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Xianshanosaurus shijiagouensis 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 Early Mesozoic Era

Xianshanosaurus shijiagouensis lived during the Cretaceous Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 145.0 to 100.5 million years ago.

The Cretaceous saw continued dinosaur evolution with the rise of ornithopods and early ceratopsians. Flowering plants first appeared and began to transform terrestrial ecosystems. Spinosaurus and other large theropods lived during this time.