Dinosauria › Saurischia › Sauropodomorpha › Mamenchisauridae
Mamenchisaurus
Mamenchisaurus anyuensis He et al. 1996
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · 161.5–113.2 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Mamenchisaurus anyuensis is a sauropodomorph dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 161.5–113.2 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It was named by He et al. 1996. The species is represented by 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~8%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Mamenchisaurus sits in deep time
Mamenchisaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Mamenchisaurus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.