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long-neck giant
Liubangosaurus
Say it like this: “loo-BANG-o-SOR-us”
Liubangosaurus hei
Liubangosaurus 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
- 2010 · Mo, J.; Xu, X.; Buffetaut, E.
- Hip height
- 4.5 m · 15 ft
- Length
- 26 m · 85 ft
- Weight
- 26 tonnes
- Found in
- China · Xinlong
- Food and walking
- Herbivore · Four legs
- Kind
- long-neck giant · Sauropod
- Family branch
- Somphospondyli
The story in short
In 2010, J. Mo and colleagues published the name Liubangosaurus. The name means “liubang lizard.”
Fossils referred to Liubangosaurus date to 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 Liubangosaurus at a length near 26 m, hips about 4.5 m high, and a body mass around 26 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