HardMamenchisaurus
Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum
mah-MEN-chih-SORE-us· “Mamen Brook lizard”
🕰️ Jurassic🌿 herbivore🦴 Mamenchisauridae
25 m
Length
7 m
Height
25 t
Weight
A colossal Chinese sauropod famous for having one of the longest necks of any animal that has ever lived — almost half of its entire body length.
When
Late Jurassic, ~160–145 million years ago
Found in
China
Discovered
Yang Zhongjian, 1954
Did you know?
- Its neck could reach up to about 15 metres — the longest neck known in the animal kingdom.
- The neck alone made up nearly half of its total body length.
- It was named after Mamen Brook in China, where the first bones were found.
Artwork: TotalDino, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.