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long-neck giant
Fusuisaurus
Say it like this: “foo-SWAY-SAWR-us”
Fusuisaurus zhaoi
Fusuisaurus ate plants and walked on four legs. It lived in the Early Cretaceous. Bones have been found in China.
- When
- Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · roughly 121.4 to 113.2 million years ago
- Named in
- 2006 · Mo, J.; Wang, W.; Huang, Z.; Huang, X.; Xu, X.
- Hip height
- 4.2 m · 14 ft
- Length
- 22 m · 72 ft
- Weight
- 35 tonnes
- Found in
- China · Xinlong
- Food and walking
- Herbivore · Four legs
- Kind
- long-neck giant · Sauropod
- Family branch
- Titanosauriformes
The story in short
In 2006, J. Mo and colleagues published the name Fusuisaurus. The name means “fusui lizard.”
It lived in the Early Cretaceous (Aptian), roughly 121.4 to 113.2 million years ago. Finds come from China, including the Xinlong Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.
Published estimates put Fusuisaurus at a length near 22 m, hips about 4.2 m high, and a body mass around 35 tonnes.
On the family tree it sits in Titanosauriformes, among the sauropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Brohisaurus
Brohisaurus kirthari
Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) · roughly 154.8 to 149.2 million years ago
Dinodocus
Dinodocus mackesoni
Early Cretaceous (Aptian · Albian) · roughly 121.4 to 100.5 million years ago
Duriatitan
Duriatitan humerocristatus
Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) · roughly 154.8 to 149.2 million years ago