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Plateosaurus

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Plateosaurus had 5-fingered hands and a large thumb claw, which may have been for defence or for collecting food. Finds in Germany suggest that this dinosaur may have lived in herds.

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Fact file

Pronounced

plat-ee-oh-sore-us

Meaning of name

flat lizard

Length

  7m

Height

  2m - 3m

Weight

4000kg

Teeth

grinding teeth with a horny beak at the front

Diet

herbivorous

Food

plant material

How it moved

on 2 or 4 legs

When it lived

Late Triassic
(210  million years ago)

Found in

Germany, France, Switzerland

Taxonomic details