Classification
Dinosauria
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Saurischia
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Sauropodomorpha
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Massopoda
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Sauropodiformes
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Sauropoda
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Gravisauria
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Eusauropoda
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Mamenchisauridae
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Mamenchisaurus
Genre
Mesures
Longueur
9,4 m ⓘ
Mamenchisaurus yunnanensis — min connu
31 m ⓘ
Mamenchisaurus jingyanensis — max connu
22 m ⓘ
Masse
2 700 kg ⓘ
Mamenchisaurus yunnanensis — min connu
45 000 kg ⓘ
Mamenchisaurus jingyanensis — max connu
Sites de découverte 24 sites géolocalisés
Répartition
Principaux pays
Formations géologiques
Distribution temporelle
Aptien
(121.4–113.2 Ma)
1
Tithonien
(149.2–143.1 Ma)
9
Kimméridgien
(154.8–149.2 Ma)
5
Oxfordian
(161.5–154.8 Ma)
2
Callovien
(165.3–161.5 Ma)
7
Espèces (8)
Mamenchisaurus anyuensis
162 Ma
Mamenchisaurus constructus
162 Ma
Mamenchisaurus hochuanensis
168 Ma
Mamenchisaurus jingyanensis
168 Ma
Mamenchisaurus sanjiangensis
162 Ma
Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum
162 Ma
Mamenchisaurus youngi
168 Ma
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Bibliographie
Description originale
C.-C. Young. 1954. On a new sauropod from Yiping, Szechuan, China. Acta Paleontologica Sinica 2(4):355-369
Bibliographie (15)
H. Dai, X. Hu, and C. Tan, X. Ren, Q. Ma, G. Wei, H. You. 2025. A new mamenchisaurid sauropod dinosaur from the Upper Jurassic of Southwest China reveals new evolutionary evidence from East Asian eusauropods. Scientific Reports 15:43308
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S. Suteethorn, J. L. Loeuff, and E. Buffetaut, V. Suteethorn, K. Wongko. 2013. First evidence of a mamenchisaurid dinosaur from the Late Jurassic/Early Cretaceous Phu Kradung Formation of Thailand. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 58(3):459-469
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D. B. Weishampel, P. M. Barrett, and R. A. Coria, J. Le Loeuff, X. Xu, X. Zhao, A. Sahni, E. M. P. Gomani, C. R. Noto. 2004. Dinosaur distribution. The Dinosauria (2nd edition). University of California Press, Berkeley
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H. Ouyang and Y. Ye. 2002. The first mamenchisaurian skeleton with complete skull: Mamenchisaurus youngi. Sichuan Science and Technology Press, Chengdu
Y. Zhang, K. Li, and Q. Zeng. 1998. A new species of sauropod from the Late Jurassic of the Sichuan Basin (Mamenchisaurus jingyanensis sp. nov.). Journal of the Chengdu University of Technology 25(1):61-68
S. A. Graham, M. S. Hendrix, and R. Barsbold, D. Badamgarav, D. Sjostrom, W. Kirschner, J. S. McIntosh. 1997. Stratigraphic occurrence, paleoenvironment, and description of the oldest known dinosaur (Late Jurassic) from Mongolia. Palaios 12:292-297
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Y. M. Gubin and S. M. Sinitza. 1996. Shar Teg: a unique Mesozoic locality of Asia. The Continental Jurassic. Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin 60:311-318
X. He, S. Yang, and K. Cai, K. Li, Z. Liu. 1996. [A new species of sauropod, Mamenchisaurus anyuensis sp. nov.]. Papers on Geosciences Contributed to the 30th International Geological Congress
D. A. Russell and Z. Zheng. 1994. A large mamenchisaurid from the Junggar Basin, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 30(10-11):2082-2095
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Z. Dong. 1992. Dinosaurian Faunas of China. China Ocean Press, Beijing
Z. Dong, S. Zhou, and H. Zhang. 1983. [Dinosaurs from the Jurassic of Sichuan]. Palaeontologica Sinica, New Series C, Whole Number 162(23):1-136
M. Chow and T. H. V. Rich. 1982. Shuotherium dongi, n. gen. and sp., a therian with pseudo-tribosphenic molars from the Jurassic of Sichuan, China. Australian Mammalogy 54:127-142
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S. Chao. 1965. Wǒguó de dà kǒnglóng yī héchuān mǎmén xī lóng [China’s largest dinosaur—Hehchuan-Mamenxian dragon]. Sheng wu xue tong bao [Bulletin of Biology] 1965(4):35-37
C.-C. Young. 1958. New sauropods from China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 2(1):1-28
C.-C. Young. 1954. On a new sauropod from Yiping, Szechuan, China. Acta Paleontologica Sinica 2(4):355-369