Jingiella

Jingiella dongxingensis

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

When: Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) · roughly 154.8 to 149.2 million years ago
Named in: 2025 · Ren, X. X.; Wang, X. R.; Ji, Y. N.; Guo, Z.; Ji, Q.
Hip height: Not established
Length: 16 m · 52 ft
Weight: Not established
Found in: China · Dongxing
Food and walking: Herbivore · Four legs
Kind: long-neck giant · Sauropod
Family branch: Mamenchisauridae

The story in short

In 2025, X. X. Ren and colleagues published the name Jingiella. The name honors a person tied to the fossil or its study.

It lived in the Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian), roughly 154.8 to 149.2 million years ago. Finds come from China, including the Dongxing Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.

Published estimates put Jingiella at a length near 16 m.

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