Cretaceous
Euhelopus
Euhelopus zdanskyi
The catalogue presents Euhelopus as a herbivore member of Camarasauridae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 130.0–113.0 Ma. Its estimated range is 12.0–15.0 m in length and 3.0–5.0 t in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Mengyin Formation, Shandong, China. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Euhelopus, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Romer (1956).
The PBDB places it in Euhelopodidae, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Camarasauridae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Camarasauridae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range runs from the Berriasian to the Albian.
The PBDB catalogues 2 occurrences, with material from the Mengyin Formation (2). Provenance: China.
The catalogue records the holotype as PMU R233 and the type locality as “Mengyin Formation, Shandong, China”.
- PMU R233
- Mengyin Formation, Shandong, China
The catalogue's reference measurements are 12.0–15.0 m in length and 3.0–5.0 t in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 12.0-15.0 m
- 3.0-5.0 tons
The record gathers 64 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
- 12.0–15.0 m
- Weight
- 3.0–5.0 t
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 130.0–113.0 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 1929
- Described by
- Otto Zdansky
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Camarasauridae
- Genus
- Euhelopus
- Species
- E. zdanskyi
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
- PMU R233
- Type locality
- Mengyin Formation, Shandong, China