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Silhouette of Mamenchisaurus

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

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
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.

predator–prey
Megalosaurus
Megalosaurus bucklandii
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predator–prey
Microraptor
Microraptor zhaoianus
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predator–prey
Cathayornis
Cathayornis yandica
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coexisted–with
Iguanodon
Iguanodon bernissartensis
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coexisted–with
Mantellisaurus
Mantellisaurus atherfieldensis
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coexisted–with
Psittacosaurus
Psittacosaurus lujiatunensis
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same–clade
Euhelopus
Euhelopus zdanskyi
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same–clade
Haestasaurus
Haestasaurus becklesii
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