Genus
Valid Extinct

Jinchuanloong

Li et al. 2025

Jinchuanloong is an extinct genus of eusauropod sauropod dinosaurs from the Middle Jurassic Xinhe Formation of China. The genus contains a single species, Jinchuanloong niedu, known from a partial skeleton including a nearly complete skull.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Jinchuanloong
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Skull of Jinchuanloong niedu (JCMF0132) in left lateral view. © Ning Li, Xiaoqin Zhang, Xinxin Ren, Daqing Li & Hailu You · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Saurischia Unranked clade
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Sauropodomorpha Unranked clade
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Massopoda Unranked clade
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Sauropodiformes Unranked clade
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Sauropoda Unranked clade
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Gravisauria Unranked clade
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Eusauropoda Unranked clade
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Jinchuanloong Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Xinhe
1
Temporal distribution
Bathonian (168.2–165.3 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Jinchuanloong niedu 168 Ma
Images 5
Bibliography
Original description
N. Li, X. Zhang, and X. Ren, D. Li, H. You. 2025. A new eusauropod (Dinosauria, Sauropodomorpha) from the Middle Jurassic of Gansu, China. Scientific Reports 15(1):17936 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
N. Li, X. Zhang, and X. Ren, D. Li, H. You. 2025. A new eusauropod (Dinosauria, Sauropodomorpha) from the Middle Jurassic of Gansu, China. Scientific Reports 15(1):17936 DOI ↗