Jinchuanloong niedu

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A new genus and species of eusauropod dinosaur named Jinchuanloong niedu has been recently identified from a fossilized partial skeleton with a nearly complete skull found in the Chinese province of Gansu.

About Jinchuanloong niedu

• It is an early-diverging member of a group of long-necked, strictly herbivorous, quadrupedal dinosaurs called Eusauropoda.
• The fossilized remains of Jinchuanloong niedu were collected from the lower part of the Xinhe Formation near Jinchang city, Gansu province, northwestern China.
• Jinchuanloong niedu roamed our planet during the Middle Jurassic period, some 165 million years ago.

Key Facts about Sauropod Dinosaurs

• Sauropods are any member of the dinosaur subgroup Sauropoda, marked by large size, a long neck and tail, a four-legged stance, and a herbivorous diet. 
• These were the largest of all dinosaurs and the largest land animals that ever lived.
• They lived from the Early Jurassic to Late Cretaceous, and have been found on all continents.
• Due to the global warming event in the late Early Jurassic, eusauropods were the only surviving sauropod lineage subsequently.
• In the Middle and Late Jurassic, the non-neosauropod, eusauropod became dominant, represented by Shunosaurus, Omeisaurus, and ‘core Mamenchisaurus-like taxa’.

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Jinchuanloong niedu FAQs

Q1: What type of dinosaur is Jinchuanloong niedu?

Ans: It is an early-diverging member of a group of long-necked, strictly herbivorous, quadrupedal dinosaurs called Eusauropoda.

Q2: Where were the fossil remains of Jinchuanloong niedu discovered?

Ans: Xinhe Formation, Gansu Province, China

Q3: Jinchuanloong niedu lived during which geological period?

Ans: Middle Jurassic

Source: SCI