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Chuanjiesaurus

Generic sauropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Chuanjiesaurus 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 Chuanjiesaurus
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Middle Jurassic (168 Mya)
Place
China
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Mamenchisauridae

Chuanjiesaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaurs from the middle Jurassic Period. They lived in what is now China. The type species, Chuanjiesaurus anaensis, was first described by Fang, Pang, Lü, Zhang, Pan, Wang, Li and Cheng in 2000. Fossils of the species were found in the village of Chuanjie, Lufeng County, Yunnan Province, (in Chuanjie Formation deposits) and are named after the location where the fossils were discovered. Holtz gave a length of 25 meters (82 ft). left|thumb|Size comparison thumb|Life restoration with a human for scale

What we know

  • Named by Fang et al., 2000.
  • Fossils found in China.

What we guess

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