Xinjiangtitan
Xinjiangtitan was a gigantic, long-necked plant-eater that lived in what is now China. Its neck was the longest complete neck ever found on any animal, stretching almost 15 metres (49 feet). It was one of the longest dinosaurs ever discovered, as long as a blue whale!1
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inde njengeemoto ezingama-7 zipakwe zilandelelana๐inde njengeebhanana ezingama-180 zilandelelana๐inzima njengamavatala angama-8000๐inzima njengamagumbi okufundela apheleleyo abantwana angama-50๐ปโโ๏ธinzima njengeebhere ezimhlophe ezingama-89๐ขiphakame ngokwaneleyo ukuba ilunguze efestileni yomgangatho 3๐ibinokubaleka iimitha ezili-100 ngemizuzwana engama-36 (oyena mntu ukhawulezayo udinga i-9,6)Xinjiangtitan wayemkhulu kangakanani xa ethelekiswa NAWE?
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Xinjiangtitan's neck had 18 vertebrae and was nearly 15 metres (49 feet) long, the longest complete neck of any known animal.1
Its thigh bone (femur) was 1.65 metres (5.4 feet) long, taller than most adult humans.1
The backbone of Xinjiangtitan is one of the most complete vertebral columns ever found for a sauropod in Asia.1
Xinjiangtitan lived during the Middle Jurassic period, about 164 million years ago.1
Scientists think Xinjiangtitan weighed up to 40 metric tons (44 short tons), as much as a herd of elephants.1
Xinjiangtitan had some features similar to diplodocid dinosaurs, like a short hind limb and a special bump on its pubis bone.1

Eyona mibuzo ibuzwa kakhulu: Xinjiangtitan
?How big was Xinjiangtitan?
Xinjiangtitan was one of the longest known sauropods, measuring 30 to 32 metres (98 to 105 ft) long and weighing up to 40 metric tons (44 short tons).1
?What did Xinjiangtitan eat?
Xinjiangtitan was a plant-eater. Its long neck helped it reach lots of food without moving much.13
?When did Xinjiangtitan live?
Xinjiangtitan lived during the Middle Jurassic period, about 164 million years ago.1
?Where was Xinjiangtitan found?
Xinjiangtitan was discovered in Xinjiang, northwestern China, in the Qiketai Formation.1
?Is Xinjiangtitan a dinosaur?
Yes, Xinjiangtitan is a dinosaur. It is a mamenchisaurid sauropod.1
?How many neck bones did Xinjiangtitan have?
Xinjiangtitan had 18 neck vertebrae, and its neck was nearly 15 metres (49 ft) long, the longest complete neck of any animal.1
Inyaniso ngeentsomi
Intsomi: Xinjiangtitan is sometimes called the 'Chinese dragon' because of its long neck.
Inyaniso: Xinjiangtitan was a real dinosaur, not a mythical dragon. Its long neck was used for feeding, not for flying or breathing fire.1
Kwiingcali zeedayinaso
- Igama lenzululwazi
- Xinjiangtitan
- Inikwe igama ngu:
- Wu et al. 20134
- Iqela
- Iintamo-nde
- Usapho / iclade
- Mamenchisauridae4
- Ukuhlelwa
- Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda4
- Ubudala bamatye
- 168 ukuya ku-143 izigidi zeminyaka (Bathonian / Tithonian)4
- Izakhiwo zamatye
- Qiketai4
- Amazwe
- iTshayina4
- Iirekhodi zeefosili
- 1 kwi-Paleobiology Database4
- Ukufunyanwa
- Xinjiangtitan was discovered in 2012 by a joint expedition from Jilin University, Shenyang Normal University, and the Xinjiang Geological Survey Institute. It was named in 2013 by Wu Wen-hao, Zhou Chang-fu, Oliver Wings, Toru Sekiya, and Dong Zhiming.1
- Kusaxoxwa ngayo
- Scientists still debate whether the species name should be spelled 'shanshanesis' or 'shanshanensis', and whether the fossils come from the Middle Jurassic Qiketai Formation or the Late Jurassic Qigu Formation.12
Apho iinyani zivela khona
- Xinjiangtitan (en.wikipedia.org)
- Xinjiangtitan, new mamenchisaurid sauropod from Middle Jurassic of China (free pdf) (dml.reptilis.net)
- Longest ever necked dinosaur discovered in China | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
- Xinjiangtitan in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.
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