Wudingloong is an early massopodan sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Lower Jurassic Yubacun Formation in Yunnan Province, China. It is represented by a partial skeleton including the skull, neck vertebrae, and forelimb. It is the oldest sauropodomorph known from East Asia and an important early member of Massopoda.
Description
Wudingloong was a lightly built, plant-eating dinosaur. Its forelimbs were long and capable, and its neck vertebrae show adaptations for a flexible neck. It likely used its hands to grasp plants while feeding.
Further Reading
A new Early Jurassic dinosaur represents the earliest-diverging and oldest sauropodomorph of East Asia – Scientific Reports. 15 26749. – Wang, Y.-M.; Zhang, Q.-N.; Wang, Y.-C.; Xu, H.; Chen, J.; Feng, Z.; Xu, X.; Wang, T.; You, H.-L. (2025).
