Genus: Shaochilong BRUSATTE, BENSON, CHURE, XU, SULLIVAN & HONE, 2009
Etymology: Chinese, Shaochi, "shark tooth", referring to the 'shark-toothed'
carcharodontosaurid theropods, and Chinese, long, "dragon."
Species: maortuensis (HU, 1964) BRUSATTE, BENSON, CHURE, XU, SULLIVAN & HONE,
2009
= Genus: Nova CHURE,
2000
= Chilantaisaurus maortuensis HU, 1964
Etymology: In reference to Maortu, Alashan
Desert, Nei Mongol Zizhique (Inner Mongolia), China.
Holotype: IVPP 2885.1-7
Locality: Approximately 60 km north of Chilantai (Jilantai: 39 45 N, 105 45E), on the east side of Chilantai Salt Lake (Chilantaiyen Chin), Maortu, Alashan Desert, Nei Mongol Zizhique (Inner Mongolia), China.
Horizon: Lower Dashuigou (Tashuikou) Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Albian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Upper Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.
Material:
IVPP 2885.1: Posterior portion of a skull and maxillaries.
IVPP 2885.2: Posterior frontal.
IVPP 2885.3: Right and left quadrates.
IVPP 2885.4: Right maxilla, fragmentary left maxilla.
IVPP 2885.5: Anterior part of axis centrum.
IVPP 2885.6: 3 anterior caudal vertebrae.
Shaochilong maortuensis (after BRUSATTE, et al., 2010), Holotype: IVPP 2885.1-7