Mamenchisaurus
PeriodLate Jurassic (160-155 Ma)
DietHerbivore
Length22 m
Weight15,000 kg
LocationChina
ClassificationSauropoda
About Mamenchisaurus
Famous for the longest neck of any dinosaur, roughly half the entire body length. Up to 19 elongated vertebrae, each lightened by air pockets. The head at the end was remarkably small. A beloved icon in China with full size statues in its home province.
Size
22 m longArgentinosaurus: 35 m
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