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Qijianglong guokr

Generic sauropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Qijianglong 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 Qijianglong
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Jurassic (163–145 Mya)
Place
China
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Mamenchisauridae

Qijianglong is a genus of herbivorous mamenchisaurid sauropod dinosaurs. It is known from the Suining Formation of China, which is of a debated age (reported as Late Jurassic or Early Cretaceous using different methods). The genus contains a single species, Qijianglong guokr, known from a partial skeleton including cranial bones, most of the neck and tail, and other associated elements.

What we know

  • Named by Xing et al., 2015.
  • Fossils found in China.

What we guess

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