Xinjiangtitan

Say it like this: “SHEEN-JEE-yong-TI-tuhn”

Xinjiangtitan shanshanesis

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

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When: Middle Jurassic (Callovian) · roughly 165.3 to 161.5 million years ago
Named in: 2013 · Wu, W. H.; Zhou, C. F.; Wings, O.; Sekiya, T.; Dong, Z. M.
Hip height: Not established
Length: 30–32 m · 98–105 ft
Weight: 40 tonnes
Found in: China · Qiketai
Food and walking: Herbivore · Four legs
Kind: long-neck giant · Sauropod
Family branch: Mamenchisauridae

The story in short

In 2013, W. H. Wu and colleagues published the name Xinjiangtitan. The name means “xinjiang titan.”

Fossils referred to Xinjiangtitan date to the Middle Jurassic (Callovian), roughly 165.3 to 161.5 million years ago. Finds come from China, including the Qiketai Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.

Published estimates put Xinjiangtitan at a length near 30–32 m and a body mass around 40 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