Hudiesaurus

Field photograph to come

DV-0405Kalazha Fm., China

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

1 find

150 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: 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