Jinchuanloong niedu Jinchuanloong
"Jinchuan dragon"
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Jinchuanloong 10 m (33 ft) long
6 people holding hands
- Length
- 10 m (33 ft)
- Period
- Middle Jurassic (174–163 Mya)
- Place
- China
- Food
- Herbivore
- Clade
- Dinosauria
Jinchuanloong (meaning “Jinchuan dragon”) is an extinct genus of eusauropod sauropod dinosaurs from the Middle Jurassic Xinhe Formation of China. The genus contains a single species, Jinchuanloong niedu, known from a partial skeleton including a nearly complete skull.
What we know
- Named by Li et al., 2025.
- Body length estimated at about 10 m.
- Fossils found in China.