Mamenchisaurus

Mamenchisaurus

Pronunciation:
mah-men-chi-sore-us
Name meaning:
'Mamenchi lizard'
Mamenchisaurus
sauropod silhouette
Type of dinosaur:
sauropod
Length:
22.0m
Diet:
herbivorous herbivorous food icon
When it lived:
Late Jurassic, 155-145 million years ago
Found in:
China
Mamenchisaurus milieu

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Eusauropoda
Named by:
Young (1954)
Type species:
constructus

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