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Mamenchisaurus

by

Walter B.Myers/Novapix

Reference

t-din02-80152

Date

2014-01-28

Sauropods of the species Mamenchisaurus hochuanensis graze amongst cycads, juniper and ginkgo 150 million years ago in what is today China. About 70 feet long and weighing 40 to 50 tons Mamenchisaurus hochuanensis had one of the longest necks of any known animal.