Hudiesaurus
Field photograph to come
Hudiesaurus
DV-0405 · type species Hudiesaurus sinojapanorum
- Lived
- 152 to 143 million years ago, Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Group
- Sauropods, Mamenchisauridae
- Found in
- China
- Named by
- Dong 1997
Field notes
About Hudiesaurus
Hudiesaurus was a plant-eating sauropod that lived in the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous, 152 to 143 million years ago. It belongs to the family Mamenchisauridae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Hudiesaurus, from China. Its fossils come from the Kalazha Formation. It was named by Dong in 1997.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
150 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: Z. Dong. 1997. A gigantic sauropod (Hudiesaurus sinojapanorum gen. et sp. nov.) from the Turpan Basin, China. Sino-Japanese Silk Road Dinosaur Expedition. China Ocean Press, Beijing