Mamenchisaurus was a herbivore. It lived in the Jurassic period and inhabited Asia. Its fossils have been found in places such as Chongqing (China), Govi-Altai (Mongolia) and Sichuan (China).
Quick facts about Mamenchisaurus:
- Existed from Upper Jurassic Epoch to 112.03 million years ago
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a herbivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- 24 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Mamenchisaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- M. Chow and T. H. V. Rich. 1982. Shuotherium dongi, n. gen. and sp., a therian with pseudo-tribosphenic molars from the Jurassic of Sichuan, China. Australian Mammalogy 54:127-142
- X. He and S. Yang. 1996. [A new species of sauropod, Mamenchisaurus anyuensis sp. nov.]. Papers on Geosciences Contributed to the 30th International Geological Congress
- E. Buffetaut and V. Suteethorn. 2007. A sinraptorid theropod (Dinosauria: Saurischia) from the Phu Kradung Formation of northeastern Thailand. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France 178(6):497-502
