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QUICK FACTS
 WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Also known as:
Not Available
Etymology:
'Mamenchi lizard' - somtimes translated as Manenxi ferry lizard
Pronunciation:
mah-MEHN-chee-SAWR-us
DISCOVERY
Mamenchisaurus constructus
was discovered by Young in 1954 in the U. Shaximiao Formation of Sichuan, China
VITAL STATISTICS
Time Span:
112 - 99.6 mya
Length: 25 - 26 m Weight: 22 - 24 ton Diet: Herbivore CLASSIFICATION
Class:
Sauropsida
Sub-class:
Diapsida
Super-order:
Dinosauria
Order:
Saurischia
Sub-order:
Sauropodomorpha
Infra-order:
Sauropoda
Family:
Eusauropoda
Genus:
Mamenchisaurus
Species:
constructus
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Mamenchisaurus constructus
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Known from a partial postcranial skeleton.
Mamenchisaurus is a genus that had the longest neck of anything that has ever lived! It's neck makes up half it's body at 11-13 metres long and contains 19 vertebrae, the highest number for a dinosaur!
