Yuanmousaurus

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Yuanmousaurus
Fossil range: Middle Jurassic

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sauropsida
Superorder:	Dinosauria
Order:	Saurischia
Suborder:	Sauropodomorpha
Infraorder:	Sauropoda
Family:	?Euhelopodidae
Genus:	Yuanmousaurus Lu et al., 2006

Species

Y. jingyiensis Lu et al., 2006 (type)

Yuanmousaurus was a sauropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic period of China. It is known from incomplete remains, but probably reached about 17 meters (56 ft) in length. The type species was Yuanmousaurus jiangyiensis, described by Lu Junchang et al. It is possibly related to Euhelopus.

[edit] References

Lu Junchang, Li Shaoxue, Ji Qiang, Wang Guofu, Zhang Jiahua & Dong Zhiming. (2006) "New eusauropod dinosaur from Yuanmou of Yunnan Province, China." Acta Geologica Sinica-English Edition 80(1): 5-14.