Vulcanodon

Vulcanodon

Pronunciation:
vul-kan-oh-don
Name meaning:
'volcano tooth'
Vulcanodon
sauropod silhouette
Type of dinosaur:
sauropod
Length:
6.5m
Diet:
herbivorous herbivorous food icon
When it lived:
Early Jurassic, 205-202 million years ago
Found in:
Zimbabwe

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Vulcanodontidae
Named by:
Raath (1972)
Type species:
karibaensis

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