Algoasaurus

PRONUNCIATION:	al-GO-uh-SAWR-us
TRANSLATION:	Algoa Lizard
ALSO KNOWN AS:	n/a
DESCRIPTION:	Herbivore, Quadrupedal
ORDER:	Saurischia
SUBORDER:	Sauropodomorpha
INFRAORDER:	Sauropoda
MICRO-ORDER:	n/a
SUPERFAMILY:	n/a
FAMILY:	n/a
HEIGHT:	n/a
LENGTH:	29.5 feet (9 meters)
WEIGHT:	n/a
PERIOD:	Early Cretaceous
NOTES:	Known only from fragmentary remains found only in South Africa, Algoasaurus was probably less than half the size as Diplodocus. Discovered, as are so many dinosaurs, in a quarry, Algoasaurus suffered the indignity of having most of its skeleton, unrecognized by the quarrymen, pulverized to make brick.