Camarasaurus
Camarasaurus
- Pronunciation:
- KAM-ar-a-sore-us
- Name meaning:
- 'chambered lizard'
- Type of dinosaur:
- sauropod
- Length:
- 23.0m
- Weight:
- 20000kg
- Diet:
- herbivorous
- Teeth:
- chisel-like, sharp, snipping teeth
- Food:
- tough plant material
- How it moved:
- on 4 legs
- When it lived:
- Late Jurassic, 150-140 million years ago
- Found in:
- USA
Camarasaurus used rows of close-set teeth to strip the leaves from trees and shrubs. Food was ground by stones in the stomach.
Taxonomic details
- Taxonomy:
- Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Eusauropoda, Neosauropoda, Macronaria, Camarasauromorpha, Camarasauridae
- Named by:
- Cope (1877)
- Type species:
- supremus
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