Yunmenglong

Yun-meng-long.
By Liam Carter
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Liam Carter

Paleoanthropologist

Liam Carter explores the roots of humanity by studying early human fossils and artifacts. His ground-breaking work has provided a deeper understanding of our ancestors' lifestyles and social structures.

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Carter, L. (2012, September 19). Yunmenglong. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/yunmenglong/

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Name

Yunmenglong.

Phonetic

Yun-meng-long.

Named By

J.‭ ‬L�,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Xu,‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Pu,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Zhang,‭ ‬Y.‭ ‬Zhang,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Jia,‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Chang,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Zhang‭ & ‬X.‭ ‬Wei‭ ‬-‭ ‬2013.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropodomorpha,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Somphospondyli.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

Y.‭ ‬ruyangensis‭

Size

Roughly estimated to be about 20 meters long.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Henan Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Haoling Formation.

Time Period

Aptian/Albian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial skeleton.

In Depth

       Yunmenglong is a genus of somphospondylin sauropod dinosaur that lived in China during the early Cretaceous.‭ ‬Although the skeleton of the holotype is incomplete,‭ ‬Yunmenglong is considered to have been related to other genera such as Erketu and Qiaowanlong.

Further Reading

A new sauropod dinosaur‭ (‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Sauropoda‭) ‬from the late Early Cretaceous of the Ruyang Basin‭ (‬central China‭) ‬-‭ ‬Cretaceous Research‭ ‬44:‭ ‬202‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬L�,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Xu,‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Pu,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Zhang,‭ ‬Y.‭ ‬Zhang,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Jia,‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Chang,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Zhang‭ & ‬X.‭ ‬Wei‭ ‬-‭ ‬2013.

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