Yuanmousaurus
Field photograph to come
Yuanmousaurus
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- Lived
- 175 to 162 million years ago, Middle Jurassic
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Length
- about 17 m (56 ft)
- Group
- Sauropods, Mamenchisauridae
- Found in
- China
- Named by
- Lü et al. 2006
Field notes
About Yuanmousaurus
Yuanmousaurus 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 Yuanmousaurus, from China. Its fossils come from the Zhanghe Formation. It was named by Lü et al. in 2006.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
170 million years ago
To scale
How big was Yuanmousaurus?
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, S. Li, and G. Wang, J. Zhang, Z. Dong. 2006. New eusauropod dinosaur from Yuanmou of Yunnan province, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 80(1):1-10