Analong

Say it like this: “ah-NAH-long”

Analong chuanjieensis

Analong ate plants and walked on four legs. It lived in the Middle Jurassic. Bones have been found in China.

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When: Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) · roughly 170.9 to 168.2 million years ago
Named in: 2020 · Ren, X. X.; Sekiya, T.; Wang, T.; Yang, Z. W.; You, H. L.
Hip height: 3.7 m · 12 ft
Length: 16.7 m · 55 ft
Weight: 10 tonnes
Found in: China · Chuanjie
Food and walking: Herbivore · Four legs
Kind: long-neck giant · Sauropod
Family branch: Mamenchisauridae

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Analong was formally named in 2020 by X. X. Ren and colleagues. The name honors a person tied to the fossil or its study.

Fossils referred to Analong date to the Middle Jurassic (Bajocian), roughly 170.9 to 168.2 million years ago. Finds come from China, including the Chuanjie Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.

Published estimates put Analong at a length near 16.7 m, hips about 3.7 m high, and a body mass around 10 tonnes.

On the family tree it sits in Mamenchisauridae, among the sauropod dinosaurs.

Close relatives

Anhuilong

Anhuilong diboensis

Middle Jurassic (Aalenian–Callovian) · roughly 174.7 to 161.5 million years ago

Chuanjiesaurus

Chuanjiesaurus anaensis

Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) · roughly 170.9 to 168.2 million years ago

Eomamenchisaurus

Eomamenchisaurus yuanmouensis

Middle Jurassic (Aalenian · Bajocian · Bathonian) · roughly 174.7 to 165.3 million years ago