Jurassic
Dashanpusaurus
Dashanpusaurus dongi
The catalogue presents Dashanpusaurus as a herbivore member of Mamenchisauridae that lived during the Jurassic, between 165 Ma. Its estimated range is 13.0 m in length and 10 t in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Sichuan, China. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Dashanpusaurus, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Peng et al. (2005).
The PBDB places it in Macronaria, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Mamenchisauridae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Mamenchisauridae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range runs from the Bajocian to the Oxfordian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the Shaximiao Formation (1). Provenance: China.
The catalogue records the holotype as CQMNH CV 0220 and the type locality as “Sichuan, China”.
- CQMNH CV 0220
- Sichuan, China
The catalogue's reference measurements are 13.0 m in length and 10 t in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 13.0 m
- 10 tons
The record gathers 4 bibliographic references registered in the PBDB, listed below.
Where it lived
Fossil occurrences on today’s map and in the tectonic reconstruction.
Positions reconstructed by PBDB/GPlates, not observed; this is not an exact habitat map.
Artistic 3D reconstruction
There is no approved species-specific 3D model yet. Generic anatomy will not be presented as if it were evidence.
Physical Specifications
- Length
- 13.0 m
- Weight
- 10 t
- Period
- Jurassic
- Time range
- 165 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 2005
- Described by
- Peng & Ye
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Mamenchisauridae
- Genus
- Dashanpusaurus
- Species
- D. dongi
Data status
Taxonomic name matched to PBDB and checked on 2026-08-08.
Taxonomic linkage does not automatically validate size, mass, behaviour or appearance.
- Type specimen
- CQMNH CV 0220
- Type locality
- Sichuan, China