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Mamenchisauridae

Analong chuanjieensis

Generic sauropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Analong 5 m (16.4 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic sauropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Analong
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Middle Jurassic (170–168 Mya)
Place
China
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Mamenchisauridae

Analong is an extinct genus of mamenchisaurid sauropod from the Chuanjie Formation in Yunnan, China. The type and only species is Analong chuanjieensis.

What we know

  • Named by Ren et al. 2020.
  • Fossils found in China.

What we guess

The reconstruction notes for Analong — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.