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long-neck giant
Huangshanlong
Say it like this: “hwohng-SHAHN-long”
Huangshanlong anhuiensis
Huangshanlong ate plants and walked on four legs. It lived in the Middle Jurassic. Bones have been found in China.
- When
- Middle Jurassic (Aalenian–Callovian) · roughly 174.7 to 161.5 million years ago
- Named in
- 2014 · Huang, J. D.; You, H. L.; Yang, J. T.; Ren, X. X.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- Not established
- Weight
- Not established
- Found in
- China · Hongqin
- Food and walking
- Herbivore · Four legs
- Kind
- long-neck giant · Sauropod
- Family branch
- Mamenchisauridae
The story in short
Huangshanlong was formally named in 2014 by J. D. Huang and colleagues. The name honors a person tied to the fossil or its study.
It lived in the Middle Jurassic (Aalenian–Callovian), roughly 174.7 to 161.5 million years ago. Finds come from China, including the Hongqin Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.
The fossils of Huangshanlong are too incomplete for a responsible length, hip height, or weight, so those fields are left blank on purpose.
On the family tree it sits in Mamenchisauridae, among the sauropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Analong
Analong chuanjieensis
Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) · roughly 170.9 to 168.2 million years ago
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