Cretaceous
Shaochilong
Shaochilong maortuensis
The catalogue presents Shaochilong as a carnivore member of Carcharodontosauridae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 121.4–121.4 Ma. Its estimated range is 5.0–6.0 m in length and 800 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Ulansuhai Formation, Inner Mongolia, China. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Shaochilong, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Brusatte et al. (2009).
The PBDB places it in Carcharodontosauridae, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Carcharodontosauridae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Carcharodontosauridae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range runs from the Aptian to the Albian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the Miaogou Formation (1). Provenance: China.
The catalogue records the holotype as IVPP V2885.1-5 and the type locality as “Ulansuhai Formation, Inner Mongolia, China”.
- IVPP V2885.1-5
- Ulansuhai Formation, Inner Mongolia, China
The catalogue's reference measurements are 5.0–6.0 m in length and 800 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 5.0-6.0 m
- 800 kg
The record gathers 5 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
- 5.0–6.0 m
- Weight
- 800 kg
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 121.4–121.4 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 2009
- Described by
- Brusatte et al.
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Carcharodontosauridae
- Genus
- Shaochilong
- Species
- S. maortuensis
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
- IVPP V2885.1-5
- Type locality
- Ulansuhai Formation, Inner Mongolia, China