Cretaceous
Charonosaurus
Charonosaurus jiayinensis
The catalogue presents Charonosaurus as a herbivore member of Hadrosauridae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 70.0–66.0 Ma. Its estimated range is 10.0–13.0 m in length and 4.0–6.0 t in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Yuliangze Formation, Heilongjiang, China. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Charonosaurus, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Godefroit et al. (2000).
The PBDB places it in Parasaurolophini, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Hadrosauridae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Hadrosauridae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range is the Maastrichtian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the Yuliangzi Formation (1). Provenance: China.
The catalogue records the holotype as HBV-10001 and the type locality as “Yuliangze Formation, Heilongjiang, China”.
- HBV-10001
- Yuliangze Formation, Heilongjiang, China
The catalogue's reference measurements are 10.0–13.0 m in length and 4.0–6.0 t in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 10.0-13.0 m
- 4.0-6.0 tons
The record gathers 27 bibliographic references registered in the PBDB, listed below.
Where it lived
Fossil occurrences on today’s map and in the tectonic reconstruction.
Positions reconstructed by PBDB/GPlates, not observed; this is not an exact habitat map.
Artistic 3D reconstruction
There is no approved species-specific 3D model yet. Generic anatomy will not be presented as if it were evidence.
Physical Specifications
- Length
- 10.0–13.0 m
- Weight
- 4.0–6.0 t
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 70.0–66.0 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 2000
- Described by
- Godefroit et al.
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Ornithischia
- Family
- Hadrosauridae
- Genus
- Charonosaurus
- Species
- C. jiayinensis
Data status
Taxonomic name matched to PBDB and checked on 2026-08-08.
Taxonomic linkage does not automatically validate size, mass, behaviour or appearance.
- Type specimen
- HBV-10001
- Type locality
- Yuliangze Formation, Heilongjiang, China