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long-neck giant
Qiaowanlong
Say it like this: “CHYOW-wahn-long”
Qiaowanlong kangxii
Qiaowanlong 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
- 2009 · You, H. L.; Li, D. Q.
- Hip height
- 2.9 m · 10 ft
- Length
- 12–20.7 m · 39–68 ft
- Weight
- 6–13 tonnes
- Found in
- China · Xiagou
- Food and walking
- Herbivore · Four legs
- Kind
- long-neck giant · Sauropod
- Family branch
- Euhelopodidae
The story in short
The genus Qiaowanlong dates to 2009, the year H. L. You and D. Q. Li described it. The name means “qiaowan dragon.”
Fossils referred to Qiaowanlong date to the Early Cretaceous (Aptian), roughly 121.4 to 113.2 million years ago. Finds come from China, including the Xiagou Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.
Published estimates put Qiaowanlong at a length near 12–20.7 m, hips about 2.9 m high, and a body mass around 6–13 tonnes.
On the family tree it sits in Euhelopodidae, among the sauropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Erketu
Erketu ellisoni
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian–Santonian) · roughly 100.5 to 83.6 million years ago
Euhelopus
Euhelopus zdanskyi
Early Cretaceous (Berriasian · Valanginian) · roughly 143.1 to 132.6 million years ago
Gobititan
Gobititan shenzhouensis
Early Cretaceous (Albian) · roughly 113.2 to 100.5 million years ago