PRONUNCIATION: |
KOL-uh-RAD-i-SAWR-us |
TRANSLATION: |
Colorado's Lizard |
ALSO KNOWN AS: |
Coloradia |
DESCRIPTION: |
Herbivore, Quadrupedal |
ORDER: |
Saurischia |
SUBORDER: |
Sauropodomorpha |
INFRAORDER: |
Prosauropoda |
MICRO-ORDER: |
n/a |
SUPERFAMILY: |
n/a |
FAMILY: |
Plateosauridae |
HEIGHT: |
n/a |
LENGTH: |
13.1 feet (4 meters) |
WEIGHT: |
n/a |
PERIOD: |
Late Triassic |
NOTES: |
Named for the Los Colorados rock formation in Argentina, where it was discovered, Coloradisaurus was a small prosauropod which alternated between a bipedal walk and walking on all fours. |
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