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Dinosaur: Mamenchisaurus changshouensis
Jurassic: 161.5–154.8 Ma
| Length*: | 18 m | 59.1 ft |
| Weight*: | 6.9 t | 15,212 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Oxfordian
Years: 161.5–154.8 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Zhang & Chen
Year: 1996
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Sichuan
Formation: Upper Shaximiao
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton (vertebrae, limb bones, pubis, two ischia and other fragments).
References: Young, C.-C. (1958). New sauropods from China.
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