Mamenchisaurus is an extinct genus of sauropod dinosaurs known for their remarkably long necks, which made up nearly half the total body length. Numerous species have been assigned to the genus; howev
Zigong Dinosaur Museum Mamenchisaurus hochuanensis
Mounted M. hochuanensis skeleton, Field Museum
Mounted reconstruction of M. sinocanadorum in Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba City, Japan as part of the "Dinosaur Expo 2009 - the Miracle of Deserts" Exhibition
M. jingyanensis skeleton, Beijing Museum of Natural History
The Shaximiao Formation is a Middle to Late Jurassic aged geological formation in Sichuan, China, most notable for the wealth of dinosaurs fossils that have been excavated from its strata. The Shaximi
Mamenchisaurus
…validity of these assignments has been questioned. Fossils have been found in the Sichuan Basin and Yunnan Province in China. Several species from the Upper Shaximiao Formation, whose geologic age is uncertain, have been described. However, evidence suggests this formation to be no earlier than the Oxfordian stage of the Late…
Excavation floor at the Zigong Dinosaur Museum
Dinosaurs of the Shaximiao Formation