Chuanjiesaurus

Field photograph to come

DV-0458Chuanjie Fm., China

Chuanjiesaurus

DV-0458

Lived
171 to 168 million years ago, Middle Jurassic
Diet
Herbivore
Group
Sauropods, Mamenchisauridae
Found in
China
Named by
Fang et al. 2000

Field notes

About Chuanjiesaurus

Chuanjiesaurus was a plant-eating sauropod that lived in the Middle Jurassic, 171 to 168 million years ago. It belongs to the family Mamenchisauridae.

The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Chuanjiesaurus, from China. Its fossils come from the Chuanjie Formation. It was named by Fang et al. in 2000.

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. Fang, Pang, and J. Lü, Y. Zhang, Pan, X. Wang, Li, Cheng. 2000. [Lower, Middle, and Upper Jurassic divisions of the Lufeng region of Yunnan province]. Proceedings of the Third National Stratigraphical Conference of China. Geological Publishing House, Beijing