Name: Anhuilong
(Anhui dragon).
Phonetic: An-hwe-long.
Named By: Xin-Xin Ren, Jian-Dong Huang &
Hai-Lu You - 2018.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria,
Saurischia, Sauropoda, Mamenchisauridae.
Species: A. diboensis
(type).
Diet: Herbivore.
Size: Unknown due to lack of fossil remains.
Known locations: China - Anhui Province.
Time period: Mid Jurassic.
Fossil representation: Partial left fore leg,
including humerus (upper bone), ulna and radius (lower
bones).
Anhuilong
is a genus of mamenchisaurid sauropod
dinosaur that lived in China
during the mid Jurassic.
Further reading
- The second mamenchisaurid
dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Eastern China. - Historical
Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology - Xin-Xin Ren,
Jian-Dong Huang & Hai-Lu You - 2018.
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