Name:
Yuanmousaurus
(Yuanmou lizard).
Phonetic: Yu-an-mow-sore-us.
Named By: J. L�, S. Li, G. Wang, J.
Zhang & Z. Dong - 2006.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria,
Sauropoda, Eusauropoda, Mamenchisauridae.
Species: Y. jingyiensis
(type).
Diet: Herbivore.
Size: About 17 meters long.
Known locations: China, Yunnan Province -
Zhanghe Formation.
Time period: Mid Jurassic.
Fossil representation: Partial post cranial remains.
Yuanmousaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that has most recently been considered to be related to genera such as Mamenchisaurus and Tienshanosaurus. This interpretation is based upon a partial cervical (neck) vertebra, at the time of writing the only part of the neck known that shows elongation similar to the neck vertebrae of mamenchisaurid sauropods.
Further reading
- New eusauropod dinosaur from Yuanmou of Yunnan province, China.
Acta Geologica Sinica 80(1):1-10. - J. L�, S. Li,
G. Wang, J. Zhang & Z. Dong - 2006.