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Omeisaurus
Omeisaurus
- Pronunciation:
- oh-mee-sore-us
- Name meaning:
- 'Omei lizard'
- Dinosaur description:
- 20.0m-long
- sauropod
- Diet:
- herbivorous
- Country:
- China
- Period:
- Mid Jurassic, 169-159 million years ago
Taxonomic details
- Taxonomy:
- Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Eusauropoda
- Named by:
- Young (1939)
- Type species:
- junghsiensis
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