PRONUNCIATION: |
BARE-uh-SAWR-us |
TRANSLATION: |
Heavy Lizard |
ALSO KNOWN AS: |
n/a |
DESCRIPTION: |
Herbivore, Quadrupedal |
ORDER: |
Saurischia |
SUBORDER: |
Sauropodomorpha |
INFRAORDER: |
Sauropoda |
MICRO-ORDER: |
n/a |
SUPERFAMILY: |
n/a |
FAMILY: |
Diplodocidae |
HEIGHT: |
40 feet (12.2 meters) |
LENGTH: |
79 feet (24.1 meters) |
WEIGHT: |
50,000 pounds (22,680 kg) |
PERIOD: |
Late Jurassic |
NOTES: |
Barosaurus is a relatively rare sauropod. The first dinosaur to be found in the Black Hills of South Dakota, its remains have also been found in East Africa suggesting the connection of the modern African and North American continents during Late Jurassic times. The neck of Barosaurus was 30 feet long, longer than its closest relative, the whip-tailed giant Diplodocus but its tail was shorter and its hind limbs stockier. Gastroliths were discovered among its the bones, indicating that at least some dinosaurs swallowed stones to grind the food they consumed. |
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