Wamweracaudia

Wamweracaudia keranjei

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

When: Late Jurassic (Tithonian) · roughly 149.2 to 143.1 million years ago
Named in: 2019 · Mannion, P. D.; Upchurch, P.; Schwarz, D.; Wings, O.
Hip height: 3.3 m · 11 ft
Length: 16.7 m · 55 ft
Weight: 7 tonnes
Found in: Tanzania · Tendaguru
Food and walking: Herbivore · Four legs
Kind: long-neck giant · Sauropod
Family branch: Mamenchisauridae

The story in short

The genus Wamweracaudia dates to 2019, the year P. D. Mannion and colleagues described it. The name honors a person tied to the fossil or its study.

It lived in the Late Jurassic (Tithonian), roughly 149.2 to 143.1 million years ago. Finds come from Tanzania, including the Tendaguru Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.

Published estimates put Wamweracaudia at a length near 16.7 m, hips about 3.3 m high, and a body mass around 7 tonnes.

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