Erketu

† Erketu — a Late Cretaceous somphospondylan sauropod from the Bayan Shireh Formation, eastern Asia. Giant long-necked herbivore with exceptionally elongated cervical vertebrae. The extreme neck proportions may have reached 8+ m. Represents the diverse Chinese titanosaur/somphospondylan fauna.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Erketu 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 Late Mesozoic Era

Erketu lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100.5 to 66.0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.