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SUPERSAURUS
(su-per-sore-us)
meaning: "Super lizard"
Supersaurus
Named By: J. A. Jenson in 1985
Time Period: Late Jurassic, 153 Ma
Location: USA, Colorado, Montrose County - Morrison Formation, Brushy Basin Member. Wyoming, Converse county - Morrison Formation
Size: Estimated between 33-34 meters long
Diet: Herbivore
Fossil(s): Post cranial remains of more than one individual
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Sauropoda | Diplodocidae | Diplodocinae |
Also known as: | Dystylosaurus edwini | Ultrasauros macintoshi | 'Jensenosaurus' |
About

Supersaurus (meaning "super lizard") is a genus of diplodocid sauropod dinosaur first discovered by Vivian Jones of Delta, Colorado, in late Jurassic period rocks of the middle Morrison Formation of Colorado in 1972, and later in Portugal under the name S. lourinhanensis. The fossil remains came from the Brushy Basin Member of the formation, dating to about 153 million years ago.

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