Tongnanlong zhimingi Wei et al. 2025 (mamenchisaurid)

Reptilia - Saurischia - Mamenchisauridae

Full reference: X. Wei, Y. Tan, S. Jiang, J. Ding, L. Li, X. Wang, Y. Liu, G. Wei, D. Li, Y. Liu, G. Peng, S. Zhang, and C. Lao. 2025. A new mamenchisaurid from the Upper Jurassic Suining Formation of the Sichuan Basin in China and its implication on sauropod gigantism. Scientific Reports 15(1)

Belongs to Tongnanlong according to X. Wei et al. 2025

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: TNM 0254, a set of postcrania. Its type locality is Dafo Street, Tongnan, which is in a Jurassic lacustrine sandstone in the Suining Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Dafo Street, Tongnan

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