Chuanjiesaurus

Chuanjiesaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaurs from the middle Jurassic Period. They lived in what is now China. The type species, Chuanjiesaurus anaensis, was first described by Fang, Pang, Lü, Zhang, Pan, Wang, Li and Cheng in 2000.^[1] Fossils of the species were found in the village of Chuanjie, Lufeng County, Yunnan Province, (in Chuanjie Formation deposits) and are named after the location where the fossils were discovered.^[2] Holtz gave a length of 25 meters (82 ft).^[3]

Size comparison

Life restoration with a human for scale

Chuanjiesaurus Temporal range: Middle Jurassic, 168 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Skeleton models of Chuanjiesaurus, Lufengosaurus and Sinosaurus, China Science and Technology Museum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	†Sauropodomorpha
Clade:	†Sauropoda
Family:	†Mamenchisauridae
Genus:	†Chuanjiesaurus Fang et al., 2000
Species:	†C. anaensis
Binomial name
†Chuanjiesaurus anaensis Fang et al., 2000