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ArticleScientific reports2025

A new mamenchisaurid from the Upper Jurassic Suining Formation of the Sichuan Basin in China and its implication on sauropod gigantism.

Xuefang Wei, Yuanjun Tan, Shan Jiang, Jun Ding, Lei Li, Xiaobing Wang, Yiyang Liu, Guangbiao Wei, Deliang Li, Yu Liu and 3 more

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Xuefang WeiChengdu Center, China Geological Survey (Geosciences Innovation Center of Southwest China), Chengdu, 610218, China. weixuefang1208@163.com.
Yuanjun TanTongnan District Cultural Relics Administration, Tongnan, 402660, Chongqing, China.
Shan JiangResearch Centre of Jurassic Stratigraphy and Paleontology, Zigong Dinosaur Museum, Zigong, 643010, China.
Jun DingTongnan District Cultural Relics Administration, Tongnan, 402660, Chongqing, China.
Lei LiTongnan District Cultural Relics Administration, Tongnan, 402660, Chongqing, China.
Xiaobing WangTianyan Museum, Chongzhou, 611200, China.
Yiyang LiuTianyan Museum, Chongzhou, 611200, China.
Guangbiao WeiChongqing Institute of Paleontology, Chongqing, 401120, China.
Deliang LiChongqing Institute of Paleontology, Chongqing, 401120, China.
Yu LiuResearch Centre of Jurassic Stratigraphy and Paleontology, Zigong Dinosaur Museum, Zigong, 643010, China.
Guangzhao PengResearch Centre of Jurassic Stratigraphy and Paleontology, Zigong Dinosaur Museum, Zigong, 643010, China.
Shizhen ZhangChengdu Center, China Geological Survey (Geosciences Innovation Center of Southwest China), Chengdu, 610218, China.
Changling LaoGuilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541006, Guangxi, China.

Funding

China Geological Survey, Ministry of Natural Resources DD20240032National Natural Science Foundation of China 42402029Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau SCWW2021A01Zigong Dinosaur Museum ZDM2021007
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Abstract

The Sichuan Basin has yielded abundant sauropod dinosaurs from the Middle-Late Jurassic, and Mamenchisauridae had predominated the dinosaur faunae during the Late Jurassic in the Sichuan Basin. Here, we describe a new sauropod dinosaur, Tongnanlong zhimingi gen. et sp. nov. from the Upper Jurassic Suining Formation in the Sichuan Basin, southwestern China. The holotype includes three dorsal and six caudal vertebrae, scapula, coracoid, and some hindlimb bones. It is diagnosed by the complex structures of the dorsal and anterior caudal vertebrae compared to other mamenchisaurids. Phylogenetic analysis shows that it is more closely related to Mamenchisaurus than to Omeisaurus. The huge-sized scapula and coracoid also indicate that the specimen belongs to an extremely gigantic individual with a body length approaching about 25 ~ 26 m. The new specimen enriches the diversity of Mamenchisauridae and provides additional information for understanding the evolution and diversity of eusauropod dinosaurs.

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DinosaursFossilsGigantismAnimalsBiological EvolutionChinaPhylogenyScapulaMamenchisauridaePhylogenySauropodaSuining FormationUpper Jurassic

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