Genus
Valid Extinct

Tanius

Wiman 1929

Tanius is a genus of hadrosauroid dinosaur. It lived in the Late Cretaceous of China. The type species, named and described in 1929 by Carl Wiman, is Tanius sinensis. The generic name honours the Chinese paleontologist Tan Xichou. The specific epithet refers to China. In 2010 Gregory S. Paul estimated the length of Tanius at 7 metres (23 ft) and its weight at 2 metric tons.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
5
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Tanius
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Tanius sinensis restoration based on fossil images and related animals. © FunkMonk · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Ornithischia Unranked clade
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Neornithischia Unranked clade
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Pyrodontia Unranked clade
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Cerapoda Unranked clade
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Ornithopoda Suborder
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Iguanodontia Infraorder
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Euiguanodontia Unranked clade
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Dryomorpha Unranked clade
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Ankylopollexia Unranked clade
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Styracosterna Unranked clade
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Hadrosauriformes Unranked clade
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Hadrosauroidea Unranked clade
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Tanius Genus
Fossil sites 5 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
5
Geological formations
Jingangkou
3
Jiangjunding
2
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
3
Coniacian (89.8–85.7 Ma)
2
Species (3)
Tanius chingkankouensis 84 Ma
Tanius laiyangensis nomen dubium, species not entered Tanius 84 Ma
Tanius sinensis 90 Ma
Synonyms (1)
Tanius laiyangensis nomen dubium, species not entered Tanius
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
C. Wiman. 1929. Die Kreide-Dinosaurier aus Shantung [The Cretaceous dinosaurs of Shantung]. Palaeontologia Sinica, Series C 6(1):1-67
Bibliography (3)
S. Zhen. 1976. A new species of hadrosaur from Shandong. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 14(3):166-168
C.-C. Young. 1958. The dinosaurian remains of Laiyang, Shantung. Palaeontologia Sinica, New Series C, Whole Number 42(16):1-138
C. Wiman. 1929. Die Kreide-Dinosaurier aus Shantung [The Cretaceous dinosaurs of Shantung]. Palaeontologia Sinica, Series C 6(1):1-67