Dinosaurs Around the World · Drawing 14 of 40
Mamenchisaurus
Asia · Jurassic
Mamenchisaurus was an Asian plant-eater. Its especially long neck stands out among sauropods.
Did you know?
Fossils of this dinosaur have been found in China.
Look together
How can you compare necks without measuring these drawings?
An idea to try
Find this continent on the opening map, then compare two outlines.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
The portrait represents Mamenchisaurus hochuanensis from China’s Late Jurassic. Famous estimates of a fifteen-metre neck concern another species and are not assigned to this animal. The drawing’s proportions remain simplified.
Look together: How can you compare necks without measuring these drawings? Find this continent on the opening map, then compare two outlines.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified reconstruction. Pose, unpreserved tissues and setting are interpreted. Choose your own colours; animals are not to one scale.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- American Museum of Natural History: MamenchisaurusDiscover an Asian sauropod and the evidence behind its unusually long neck.
Source review: 2026-10-03. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
