| When translated to English the Greek name
Camarasaurus means "chambered lizard". Camarasaurus was one
of the smallest sauropod species, but it was also one of the most common
Cretaceous dinosaurs. They spanned most of the Cretaceous. Fossils of
Camarasaurus have been in North America, Africa and Asia. An
abundance of fossils have been found in the Morrison Formation of
southwestern U.S.A. These sauropods grew to approximately 20m in length
and weighed up to 25 tonnes. Unlike most sauropods which had blunt peg-like teeth, Camarasaurus had robust, epatulate(chisel shaped) teeth throughout their mouths. These teeth were designed for chewing which allowed Camarasaurus to devour much tougher vegetation with ease. (Image courtesy of sphere.ad). |
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