Genus
Valid Extinct

Charonosaurus

Godefroit et al. 2000

Charonosaurus is a genus of lambeosaurine hadrosaurid dinosaur similar to Parasaurolophus that lived in the latest Cretaceous Yuliangze Formation of China. Its fossils were described by Godefroit, Zan, and Jin in 2000, on the south bank of the Amur River, dividing China from Russia. It is monotypic, consisting of the species, C. jiayinensis.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Charonosaurus
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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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Hadrosauridae Family
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Lambeosaurinae Subfamily
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Parasaurolophini Tribe
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Charonosaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Yuliangzi
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Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Charonosaurus jiayinensis 72 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
P. Godefroit, S. Zan, and L. Jin. 2000. Charonosaurus jiayinensis n. g., n. sp., a lambeosaurine dinosaur from the Late Maastrichtian of northeastern China. Compte Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences, Paris, Sciences de la Terre et des planètes 330:875-882 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
P. Godefroit, S. Zan, and L. Jin. 2000. Charonosaurus jiayinensis n. g., n. sp., a lambeosaurine dinosaur from the Late Maastrichtian of northeastern China. Compte Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences, Paris, Sciences de la Terre et des planètes 330:875-882 DOI ↗