`` Qijianglong shows that long-necked dinosaurs diversified in unique ways in Asia during Jurassic times -- something very special was going on in that continent , '' said Miyashita . A 50-foot long skeleton may reveal a new species of long-necked dinosaur . The discovery is the first time that scientists have found evidence for an animal with such a large neck and tail, according to University College London paleontologist Dr David Norman. Unearthed in 2006 by local farmers , the bones are said to date back to the Late Jurassic period .
A 50-foot long skeleton may reveal a new species of long-necked dinosaur . The discovery is the first time that scientists have found evidence for an animal with such a large neck and tail, according to University College London paleontologist Dr David Norman. Unearthed in 2006 by local farmers , the bones are said to date back to the Late Jurassic period .