Mamenchisauridae

Mamenchisauridae is a family of sauropod dinosaurs belonging to Eusauropoda known from the Jurassic and Early Cretaceous of Asia and Africa. Some members of the group reached gigantic sizes, amongst the largest of all sauropods.

Mamenchisauridae
Temporal range: Possible Albian record
Mamenchisaurus
Skeleton of Mamenchisaurus hochuanensis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Sauropodomorpha
Clade: Sauropoda
Clade: Eusauropoda
Family: Mamenchisauridae
Young and Zhao, 1972
Genera
Synonyms
  • Omeisauridae Wilson, 2002
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