Yongjinglong

Say it like this: “yoong-jeeng-long”

Yongjinglong datangi

Yongjinglong ate plants and walked on four legs. It lived in the Early Cretaceous. Bones have been found in China.

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When: Early Cretaceous (Barremian · Aptian) · roughly 125.8 to 113.2 million years ago
Named in: 2014 · Li, L. G.; Li, D. Q.; You, H. L.; Dodson, P.
Hip height: 2.9 m · 10 ft
Length: 15 m · 49 ft
Weight: 7.5 tonnes
Found in: China
Food and walking: Herbivore · Four legs
Kind: long-neck giant · Sauropod
Family branch: Euhelopodidae

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Yongjinglong was formally named in 2014 by L. G. Li and colleagues. The name means “yongjing dragon.”

It lived in the Early Cretaceous (Barremian · Aptian), roughly 125.8 to 113.2 million years ago. Finds come from China. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.

Published estimates put Yongjinglong at a length near 15 m, hips about 2.9 m high, and a body mass around 7.5 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