Anhuilong

Field photograph to come

DV-1011Hongqin Fm., China

Anhuilong

DV-1011

Lived
175 to 162 million years ago, Middle Jurassic
Diet
Herbivore
Group
Sauropods, Mamenchisauridae
Found in
China
Named by
Ren et al. 2018

Field notes

About Anhuilong

Anhuilong was a plant-eating sauropod that lived in the Middle Jurassic, 175 to 162 million years ago. It belongs to the family Mamenchisauridae.

The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Anhuilong, from China. Its fossils come from the Hongqin Formation. It was named by Ren et al. in 2018.

The evidence

Where its fossils were found

Today

1 find

170 million years ago

Map: C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP

Lived alongside

Found in the same rock formations.

Close relatives

Other members of Mamenchisauridae.

Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: X.-X. Ren, J.-D. Huang, and H.-L. You. 2018. The second mamenchisaurid dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Eastern China. Historical Biology