ALAMOSAURUS

PRONUNCIATION:	AL-uh-mo-SAWR-us
TRANSLATION:	Alamo Lizard
ALSO KNOWN AS:	n/a
DESCRIPTION:	Herbivore, Quadrupedal
ORDER:	Saurischia
SUBORDER:	Sauropodomorpha
INFRAORDER:	Sauropoda
MICRO-ORDER:	n/a
SUPERFAMILY:	n/a
FAMILY:	Titanosauridae
HEIGHT:	28 feet (8.5 meters)
LENGTH:	69 feet (21 meters)
WEIGHT:	60,000 lbs (27,216 kg)
PERIOD:	Late Cretaceous
NOTES:	Found in New Mexico, Texas and Utah, Alamosaurus is North America's only titanosaurid and one of the last sauropods living at the end of the Age of Dinosaurs. It may have come to North America from South America where sauropods, titanosaurs in particular, remained abundant throughout the Cretaceous Period. Although its name suggests an event in Texas history, Alamosaurus was named for the Ojo Alamo trading post in New Mexico.