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long-neck giant
Mamenchisaurus
Say it like this: “muh-MUN-chee-SOR-uhs, or spelling pronunciation”
Mamenchisaurus constructus
Mamenchisaurus ate plants and walked on four legs. It lived in the Middle Jurassic · Late Jurassic. Bones have been found in China.
- When
- Middle Jurassic · Late Jurassic (Callovian–Tithonian) · roughly 165.3 to 143.1 million years ago
- Named in
- 1954 · Young, C. C.
- Hip height
- 3.1 m · 10 ft
- Length
- 13–35 m · 43–115 ft
- Weight
- 5–45 tonnes
- Found in
- China · Shaximiao
- Food and walking
- Herbivore · Four legs
- Kind
- long-neck giant · Sauropod
- Family branch
- Mamenchisauridae
The story in short
The genus Mamenchisaurus dates to 1954, the year C. C. Young described it. The name means “mamenchi lizard.”
It lived in the Middle Jurassic · Late Jurassic (Callovian–Tithonian), roughly 165.3 to 143.1 million years ago. Finds come from China, including the Shaximiao Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.
Published estimates put Mamenchisaurus at a length near 13–35 m, hips about 3.1 m high, and a body mass around 5–45 tonnes.
On the family tree it sits in Mamenchisauridae, among the sauropod dinosaurs.
This entry is the whole genus. The type species is Mamenchisaurus constructus. Other named species include Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum, Mamenchisaurus hochuanensis, Mamenchisaurus youngi, and Mamenchisaurus sanjiangensis.
Other species with this name
- Mamenchisaurus constructus
- Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum
- Mamenchisaurus hochuanensis
- Mamenchisaurus youngi
- Mamenchisaurus sanjiangensis
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