Mamenchisauridae

Mamenchisauridae
Temporal range: 184.5–114 Ma Possible Albian record
Mamenchisaurus
Skeleton of Mamenchisaurus hochuanensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Sauropodomorpha
Clade: Sauropoda
Clade: Eusauropoda
Family: Mamenchisauridae
Young and Zhao, 1972
Genera
Synonyms
  • Omeisauridae Wilson, 2002

Mamenchisauridae is a family of sauropod dinosaurs belonging to Eusauropoda known from the Jurassic and Early Cretaceous of Asia and Africa. Some members of the group reached gigantic sizes, amongst the largest of all sauropods.[2]

  1. ^ Ren, X.-X.; Wang, X.-R.; Ji, Y.-N.; Guo, Z.; Ji, Q. (2024). "The first mamenchisaurid from the Upper Jurassic Dongxing Formation of Guangxi, southernmost China". Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology. doi:10.1080/08912963.2024.2309287.
  2. ^ Sander PM (2013-10-30). "An evolutionary cascade model for sauropod dinosaur gigantism--overview, update and tests". PLOS ONE. 8 (10): e78573. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...878573S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0078573. PMC 3812984. PMID 24205267.