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SUUWASSEA
(soo-wah-see-ah)
meaning: "Ancient Thunder"
Suuwassea
Named By: J. D. Harris & P. Dodson in 2004
Time Period: Late Jurassic
Location: USA, Montana, Carbon County - Morrison Formation
Size: Estimated about 14- 15 meters long
Diet: Herbivore
Fossil(s): Partial post cranial skeleton
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Sauropoda | Diplodocoidea |
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Suuwassea (meaning "ancient thunder") is a genus of dicraeosaurid sauropod dinosaur found in the Upper Jurassic strata of the Morrison Formation, located in southern Carbon County, Montana, United States. The fossil remains were recovered in a series of expeditions during a period spanning the years 1999 and 2000, described by J.D. Harris and Peter Dodson in 2004. They consist of a disarticulated but associated partial skeleton, including partial vertebral series and limb bones.

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