Aragosaurus

Aragosaurus

Pronunciation:
ahr-ah-go-sore-us
Name meaning:
'Aragón lizard'
Aragosaurus
sauropod silhouette
Type of dinosaur:
sauropod
Length:
18.0m
Diet:
herbivorous herbivorous food icon
When it lived:
Early Cretaceous, 132-121 million years ago
Found in:
Spain

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Eusauropoda
Named by:
Sanz, Buscalioni, Casanovas and Sanafé (1987)
Type species:
ischiadicus

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