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long-neck giant
Borealosaurus
Say it like this: “bor-EE-uh-lo-SAWR-us”
Borealosaurus wimani
Borealosaurus ate plants and walked on four legs. It lived in the Early Cretaceous. Bones have been found in China.
- When
- Early Cretaceous (Albian) · roughly 113.2 to 100.5 million years ago
- Named in
- 2004 · You, H.; Ji, Q.; Lamanna, M. C.; Li, J.; Li, Y.
- Hip height
- 2.4 m · 8 ft
- Length
- 15 m · 49 ft
- Weight
- 5.5 tonnes
- Found in
- China · Sunjiawan
- Food and walking
- Herbivore · Four legs
- Kind
- long-neck giant · Sauropod
- Family branch
- Titanosauria
The story in short
The genus Borealosaurus dates to 2004, the year H. You and colleagues described it. The name means “north wind.”
It lived in the Early Cretaceous (Albian), roughly 113.2 to 100.5 million years ago. Finds come from China, including the Sunjiawan Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.
Published estimates put Borealosaurus at a length near 15 m, hips about 2.4 m high, and a body mass around 5.5 tonnes.
On the family tree it sits in Titanosauria, among the sauropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Aegyptosaurus
Aegyptosaurus baharijensis
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) · roughly 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago
Andesaurus
Andesaurus delgadoi
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) · roughly 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago
Antarctosaurus
Antarctosaurus wichmannianus
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago