Shenshou is a genus of haramiyidan dating from the Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic, approximately 160 million years ago.

[1] Shenshou is thought to be arboreal because it had a light frame, a prehensile and elongated tail, and hands and feet which had evolved for clutching and enabled the animal to climb.

[2][3] These features, including the large incisors of Shenshou, made the animal resemble a squirrel.

However, Shenshou are not the direct ancestors of squirrels, the resemblance being purely due to convergent evolution.

[4][5][6] The teeth, which have a number of cusps, suggest that Shenshou was probably an omnivore, most likely with a diet of fruits, nuts and insects.