Seismosaurus

Seismosaurus

Pronunciation:
SIZE-moh-SORE-us
Name meaning:
'earth-shaking lizard'
Seismosaurus
sauropod silhouette
Type of dinosaur:
sauropod
Length:
40.0m
Diet:
herbivorous herbivorous food icon
When it lived:
Late Jurassic, 155-144 million years ago
Found in:
USA

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Eusauropoda, Neosauropoda, Diplodocoidea, Diplodocidae
Named by:
Gillette (1991)
Type species:
hallorum

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