Supersaurus

Supersaurus

Pronunciation:
sue-per-sore-us
Name meaning:
'super lizard'
Supersaurus
sauropod silhouette
Type of dinosaur:
sauropod
Length:
35.0m
Diet:
herbivorous herbivorous food icon
When it lived:
Early Cretaceous, 154-142 million years ago
Found in:
USA

Known only from certain bones, including vertebrae (backbones).

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Eusauropoda, Neosauropoda, Diplodocoidea, Diplodocidae
Named by:
Jansen (1985)
Type species:
vivianae

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