Camarasaurus Cope, 1877

Camarasaurus Cope, 1877 (Pal. Bull., No. 25, 7. NcZ) "chambered (vertebrae) lizard"
KAM-a-ra-SAWR-us (Gr. kamara "chamber" + Gr. sauros "lizard") (m) referring to the centra of the neck and back vertebrae, which Cope says "are hollow and the interior chambers communicate with the cavity of the body... The vertebrae are lighter in proportion to their bulk than in any air-breathing vertebrate." Sauropoda Camarasauridae L. Jur. NA.

Camarasaurus: "chambered lizard." A Jurassic sauropod found in North America. ~20m long. ( more )

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