Dinosaur
Mamenchisaurus
Its skull was tiny compared to its enormous body and long neck.
In Mamenchisaurus, the neck could occupy almost half of the entire length of the animal.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Mamenchisaurus at a glance
- Diet
- Herbivore
- A plant-based diet is inferred from its anatomy and comparisons with related animals; not all herbivores ate the same plants.
- When it lived
- Jurassic
- Group
- Mamenchisauridae
- Mamenchisaurids
- Fossil locations
- China
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Mamenchisaurus
Its neck could represent almost half the length of the body. Numerous species have been assigned to it, although the membership of some is still under review.
Its skull was tiny compared to its enormous body and long neck. Such a striking proportion makes it important to distinguish its species. Some assignments are still being revised, so not all reconstructions with that name represent exactly the same set of fossils.
This grouping describes evolutionary relationships. Its members share ancestors; they do not form a chain in which one must turn into another.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.A note on the science
Its skull was tiny compared to its enormous body and long neck. Such a striking proportion makes it important to distinguish its species. Some assignments are still being revised, so not all reconstructions with that name represent exactly the same set of fossils.
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- Mamenchisaurus
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- Mamenchisaurus
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- Mamenchisauridae
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- Living birds
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