Eomamenchisaurus

Eomamenchisaurus (meaning "dawn Mamenchisaurus") is a genus of mamenchisaurid sauropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic Zhanghe Formation of Yuanmou, Yunnan, China. The type species is E. yuanmouensis, described by Lü Junchang et al. in 2008.[1]

Eomamenchisaurus
Temporal range: Middle Jurassic, 175.6–161.2 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Suborder: Sauropodomorpha
Clade: Sauropoda
Clade: Eusauropoda
Family: Mamenchisauridae
Genus: Eomamenchisaurus
et al., 2008
Species:
E. yuanmouensis
Binomial name
Eomamenchisaurus yuanmouensis
et al., 2008

References

  1. Lü Junchang; Li Tianguang; Zhong Shimin; Ji Qiang; Li Shaoxue (2008). "A new mamenchisaurid dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Yuanmou, Yunnan Province, China". Acta Geologica Sinica. 82 (1): 17–26. doi:10.1111/j.1755-6724.2008.tb00320.x.


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