Tanius

Tanius (meaning "of Tan") 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 ("H.C. Tan"). The specific epithet refers to China. In 2010 Gregory S. Paul estimated the length of Tanius at and its weight at .

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Within Vinony's link graph, Tanius is referenced by 242 other articles, and connects out to Saurolophinae, Lambeosaurinae and Ornithopoda.

Vinony files it under Dinosaur genera, Dinosaurs of China and Fossil taxa described in 1929.

Its subject is documented across 15 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Parent taxon: Hadrosauridae
Image: Tanius.jpg

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taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Tanius
Commons category: Tanius
start time: 72000000-0
end time: 71000000-0
time period: Late Cretaceous
location of discovery: China
main food source: herbivore

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Discovery and species
Paleoecology
See also
References

==Discovery and species== In April 1923, H. C. T'an discovered the remains in the east of Shandong at the village of Ch'ing-kang-kou, ten kilometres southeast of Lai Yang. In October of the same year they were excavated by Tan's associate, the Austrian paleontologist Otto Zdansky. Although the specimen was originally rather complete, only parts could be salvaged. The holotype, PMU R.240, was recovered from the Jiangjunding Formation of the Wangshi Series dating from the Campanian. It consists of the back of the skull, which was flat and elongated.

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