Shao-Bin Hu et al publish findings on Xiangyunloong fengming

9 articles · Updated · Sci.News · May 5

The 9-10m Early Jurassic sauropodomorph was identified from a partial skeleton found in the Fengjiahe Formation in Luming town, Yunnan, and lived about 190 million years ago.
Researchers said it helps bridge a gap between early plant-eaters and later giant sauropods, with a relatively short neck but an unusually robust, elongated tail.
Phylogenetic analysis places the species between earlier sauropodomorphs and forms closer to true sauropods, adding to evidence of diverse evolutionary routes in southwestern China's Early Jurassic dinosaur fauna.

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