Cetiosaurus

Cetiosaurus

Pronunciation:
See-TEE-oh-sore-us
Name meaning:
'whale lizard'
Cetiosaurus
sauropod silhouette
Type of dinosaur:
sauropod
Length:
18.0m
Diet:
herbivorous herbivorous food icon
When it lived:
Mid Jurassic, 170-160 million years ago
Found in:
England, United Kingdom

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Eusauropoda, Cetiosauridae
Named by:
Phillips (1871)
Type species:
oxoniensis

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