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ATLASAURUS
(at-las-sore-us)
meaning: "Atlas lizard"
Atlasaurus
Named By: Monbaron, Russell, & Taquet in 1999
Time Period: Bathonian-Callovian
Location: Morocco - Guettioua Formation
Size: About 15 meters long
Diet: Herbivore
Fossil(s): Almost complete skeleton and skull
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Sauropoda |
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Atlasaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur from Middle Jurassic (Bathonian to Callovian stages) beds in North Africa.

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