Euhelopus

Field photograph to come

DV-0183Mengyin Fm., China

Euhelopus

DV-0183

Lived
143 to 133 million years ago, Early Cretaceous
Diet
Herbivore
Length
about 10 m (33 ft)
Group
Sauropods, Euhelopodidae
Found in
China
Named by
Romer 1956

Field notes

About Euhelopus

Euhelopus was a plant-eating sauropod that lived in the Early Cretaceous, 143 to 133 million years ago. It belongs to the family Euhelopodidae.

The Paleobiology Database lists 2 finds of Euhelopus, from China. Its fossils come from the Mengyin Formation. It was named by Romer in 1956.

The evidence

Where its fossils were found

Today

2 finds

140 million years ago

Map: C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP

To scale

How big was Euhelopus?

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Euhelopus: about 10 m (33 ft) · Person: 1.8 m (6 ft)Silhouette: typical sauropod shape

Close relatives

Other members of Euhelopodidae.

Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: A. S. Romer. 1956. Osteology of the Reptiles, University of Chicago Press