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Mamenchisauridae

Anhuilong

"Anhui dragon"

Generic sauropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Anhuilong 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 Anhuilong
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Middle Jurassic (174–162 Mya)
Place
China
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Mamenchisauridae

Anhuilong (meaning “Anhui dragon”) is a genus of mamenchisaurid dinosaur known from the Hongqin Formation of Anhui province, China. The genus contains a single species, Anhuilong diboensis.

What we know

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

What we guess

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