Dinosaur: "Mamenchisaurus" hochuanensis
Length*: | 21 m | 68.9 ft |
Weight*: | 14 tons | 30,864 lb |
ESR: 3.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Oxfordian
Details
Status: valid
Autor: Young & Zhao
Year: 1972
Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Sichuan, Gansu
Formation: Upper Shaximiao, Xiangtang
Other
Material: Large part of skeleton. Referred fragmentary skull and skeleton (may belong to different species), other material ?
References: Young, C.C., and Zhao, X.-J. (1972). Mamenchisaurus hochuanensis sp. nov.
Wang, J., Norell, M. A., Pei, R., Ye, Y., & Chang, S.-C. (2019). Surprisingly young age for the mamenchisaurid sauropods in South China.
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