Dongyangosaurus

Say it like this: “dohng-YAHNG-oh-SAWR-us”

Dongyangosaurus sinensis

Dongyangosaurus ate plants and walked on four legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in China.

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When: Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian · Turonian) · roughly 100.5 to 89.8 million years ago
Named in: 2008 · Lü, J.; Azuma, Y.; Chen, R.; Zheng, W.; Jin, X.
Hip height: 3.1 m · 10 ft
Length: 15 m · 49 ft
Weight: 7 tonnes
Found in: China · Jinhua
Food and walking: Herbivore · Four legs
Kind: long-neck giant · Sauropod
Family branch: Somphospondyli

The story in short

In 2008, J. Lü and colleagues published the name Dongyangosaurus. The name honors a person tied to the fossil or its study.

It lived in the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian · Turonian), roughly 100.5 to 89.8 million years ago. Finds come from China, including the Jinhua Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.

Published estimates put Dongyangosaurus at a length near 15 m, hips about 3.1 m high, and a body mass around 7 tonnes.

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

Close relatives

Abdarainurus

Abdarainurus barsboldi

Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago

Angolatitan

Angolatitan adamastor

Late Cretaceous (Coniacian) · roughly 89.8 to 85.7 million years ago

Arkharavia

Arkharavia heterocoelica

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago