Eomamenchisaurus
EE-oh-mah-MEN-chee-SORE-us /ˌiːoʊmæˌmɛntʃiˈsɔːrəs/
Accepted genus
dawn Mamenchisaurus lizard
- eos · Greek · dawn, early
- Mamenchi · Chinese (place name) · Mamenchi (Mamingxi) ferry, the locality in Sichuan where Mamenchisaurus was found
- sauros · Greek · lizard
The name means "dawn Mamenchisaurus". It combines the Greek word for dawn (eos) with Mamenchisaurus, the better-known long-necked sauropod. Mamenchisaurus is itself named after Mamenchi, a ferry crossing in Sichuan, China. The name signals that this sauropod lived earlier than Mamenchisaurus and resembled it.
- Named by
- Lü et al.
- Year named
- 2008
- Period
- Early Jurassic
- Found in
- Fengjiehe Formation, Yunnan, China
A mamenchisaurid sauropod, among the earlier known members of the group. Details such as the exact stage and age of the formation are uncertain, so they are left blank.