PRONUNCIATION: |
AM-uh-SAW-rus |
TRANSLATION: |
Sandy Ground Lizard |
ALSO KNOWN AS: |
n/a |
DESCRIPTION: |
Herbivore, Quadrupedal |
ORDER: |
Saurischia |
SUBORDER: |
Sauropodomorpha |
INFRAORDER: |
Prosauropoda |
MICRO-ORDER: |
n/a |
SUPERFAMILY: |
n/a |
FAMILY: |
Plateosauridae |
HEIGHT: |
6 feet (1.8 meters) |
LENGTH: |
14 feet (4.3 meters) |
WEIGHT: |
n/a |
PERIOD: |
Early Jurassic |
NOTES: |
A medium-sized member of the prosauropod family, this primitive plant-eater was characterized by a small head, long neck and large body. Discovered in a quarry in Connecticut in the late 1800's, only the back half of the specimen was rescued by Othniel Charles Marsh; the front half having already been sawed into blocks to build a bridge near South Manchester. In 1969, more parts of the Ammosaurus were discovered when a nearby sandstone bridge was demolished. |
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