PRONUNCIATION: |
bah-three-uh-SPON-dih-lus |
TRANSLATION: |
Excavated Vertebrae |
ALSO KNOWN AS: |
Marmarospondylus |
DESCRIPTION: |
Herbivore, Quadrupedal |
ORDER: |
Saurischia |
SUBORDER: |
Sauropodomorpha |
INFRAORDER: |
Sauropoda |
MICRO-ORDER: |
n/a |
SUPERFAMILY: |
n/a |
FAMILY: |
Brachiosauridae |
HEIGHT: |
35 feet (10.7 meters) |
LENGTH: |
66 feet (20.1 meters) |
WEIGHT: |
n/a |
PERIOD: |
Late Jurassic |
NOTES: |
Bothriospondylus is known from fragmentary remains discovered in Western Europe and Madagascar. This sauropod had large teeth and a long tail. Its forelegs were approximately as long as its hind legs. |
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