Datousaurus

Datousaurus

Pronunciation:
dah-too-SORE-us
Name meaning:
'Datou lizard'
Datousaurus
sauropod silhouette
Type of dinosaur:
sauropod
Length:
15.0m
Diet:
herbivorous herbivorous food icon
When it lived:
Mid Jurassic, 170 million years ago
Found in:
China

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda
Named by:
Dong and Tang (1984)
Type species:
bashanensis

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