Mamenchisaurus
"It says InGen on the side of that chopper. I don't get that. Why would Hammond send two teams?"
~Eddie Carr
Species:
Mamenchisaurus sp.
Common Name:
None
Family:
Mamenchisauridae
Seen in:
• The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Vocalizations:
Description:
Mamenchisaurus is a large sized species of Sauropod Dinosaur found to live in the Late Jurassic of what is now China. It is known for its remarkable long neck and diverse size range among different species. Mamenchisaurus was first discovered in 1952 and ever since, over 5 species have been described within its genus, with the largest being M. sinocanadorum, discovered in 1993.
Mamenchisaurus' history within Jurassic Park is rather brief, its first sight would be in The Lost World Jurassic Park, where the Ingen hunters would travel to Isla Sorna to capture down Dinosaurs and transport them into the mainland. Arriving near the north of the Island, the hunters would drive down a game trail, where a pair of Mamenchisaurus would walk out from a forest, fleeing from the panic of other herbivores caused by the hunters.
The Ingen Mamenchisaurus presents significant differences from the fossil record, being significantly larger in size, it reaches over 35 meters in length with an astonishingly longer tail than usual. Its neck is upwards curved instead of forming a diagonal line. With cool yellow tones over its body and contrasting purple stripes, it can easily blend inside of coniferous forests, as its limbs are long and thin, easily resembling a tree trunk.
Size Estimates:
15m Tall
36m Long
Did you know?
While The Lost World released in 1997, we never had a clear reference of what Mamenchisaurus looked like up close, it’d be only 23 years later that Stan Winston School would reveal a maquette of the Sauropod’s head.
Habitat & Geographical Ranging:
Endemic to the Costa Rican island of Isla Sorna, the Mamenchisaurus would be first and only seen living at the very north of the island, in a location known as Game Trail. The landscape up north consists primarily of Conifer Forests and vast temperate grasslands. While smaller animals would live in open areas, animals such as Mamenchisaurus likely took the inner forests to live on. It is unclear if Mamenchisaurus lived anywhere else on the island. 1997 would also mark the last time Mamenchisaurus was seen on-screen, leaving it dubious if the species is still active nowadays, or if it fell into extinction following Isla Sorna’s abandonment and poaching.
Individual Variation:
This species has no known Variation.