Shunosaurus jiangyiensis hippotragus with large eyes and sharp

with large eyes and sharp teeth adapted for capturing prey

Length 450mm

giving it a considerable advantage as a hunter

although it could also have had defense functions against predators

Shunosaurus jiangyiensis hippotragus with large eyes and sharpShunosaurus jiangyiensis was a herbivorous sauropod that lived during the Middle Jurassic Period, approximately 170 to 160 million years ago, in what is now China. This dinosaur belongs to the family Shunosauridae, a group of relatively primitive and smaller sauropods compared to other giant sauropods from the same period. Shunosaurus jiangyiensis is notable for being one of the first known sauropods to have a unique defensive adaptation: a bony club