Omeisaurus

Emei lizard

• Omei (Emei) · Chinese (place name) · Mount Emei (Emei Shan), in Sichuan
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name means "Emei lizard" and refers to Mount Emei (Omei) in Sichuan Province, China, near where the first fossils were found. It combines the place name with the Greek word for lizard. Omeisaurus was a long-necked sauropod with an exceptionally long neck made up of 17 vertebrae.

Named by

Young

Year named

1939

Period

Middle to Late Jurassic

Found in

Shaximiao Formation (Lower and Upper), Sichuan, China

A mamenchisaurid-like/basal eusauropod sauropod from China. The type species is Omeisaurus junghsiensis; other species include O. tianfuensis.