Mandschurosaurus

† Narindasaurus thevenini was a sauropod from the Middle Jurassic of Madagascar. One of few Jurassic sauropods known from Madagascar, it provides a glimpse of the early sauropod fauna of Gondwana before the breakup of the southern supercontinent in the Late Jurassic.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Mandschurosaurus was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Cretaceous Early Mesozoic Era

Mandschurosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 145.0 to 100.5 million years ago.

The Cretaceous saw continued dinosaur evolution with the rise of ornithopods and early ceratopsians. Flowering plants first appeared and began to transform terrestrial ecosystems. Spinosaurus and other large theropods lived during this time.