Xinjiangtitan shanshanesis

† Xinjiangtitan shanshanesis is a Middle Jurassic mamenchisaurid sauropod from the Shishugou Formation of Xinjiang, China, potentially the longest sauropod known. Its extraordinary neck, estimated to exceed 14 meters, may have been the longest neck of any animal.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Xinjiangtitan shanshanesis 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

Jurassic Middle Mesozoic Era

Xinjiangtitan shanshanesis lived during the Jurassic Middle period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 174,7 to 161,5 million years ago.

Dinosaur diversity continued to increase, with the evolution of large sauropods and diverse theropods. Stegosaurs first appeared, and the supercontinent Pangaea was breaking apart.