The newly discovered species, Lishulong wangi, is part of the sauropodomorpha family, a group that includes some of history’s most iconic long-necked giants, such as the Brontosaurus and Diplodocus.

it belonged to a “type of dinosaur called a sauropodomorpha” due to their immense size. “It’s quite a significant find—the buzz you get when someone contacts us with a definite dinosaur ...