Eomamenchisaurus
Field photograph to come
Eomamenchisaurus
DV-0659 · type species Eomamenchisaurus yuanmouensis
- Lived
- 175 to 162 million years ago, Middle Jurassic
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Group
- Sauropods, Mamenchisauridae
- Found in
- China
- Named by
- Lü et al. 2008
Field notes
About Eomamenchisaurus
Eomamenchisaurus 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 Eomamenchisaurus, from China. Its fossils come from the Zhanghe Formation. It was named by Lü et al. in 2008.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
170 million years ago
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Mamenchisauridae.
- MamenchisaurusMiddle Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
- OmeisaurusMiddle Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
- BellusaurusLate Jurassic
- XinjiangtitanMiddle Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
- AbrosaurusMiddle Jurassic to Late Jurassic
- TongnanlongLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
- UragasaurusLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
- Zigongosaurussauropod
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: J. Lü, T. Li, and S. Zhong, Q. Ji, S. Li. 2008. A new mamenchisaurid dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Yuanmou, Yunnan Province, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 82(1):17-26