Did you know that dinosaur fossils have been found on every continent, including Antarctica?
Ampelosaurus
Type of Dinosaur:
sauropod
Length:
15 Meters
Weight:
N/A
Diet:
herbivorous
Era:
Late Cretaceous, 71-66 million years ago
Location:
France
Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Eusauropoda, Neosauropoda, Macronaria, Camarasauromorpha, Titanosauriformes, Titanosauria, Lithostrotia
Named By:
Le Loeuff (1995)
Type of Species:
atacis
Description:
Ampelosaurus is known from fossil teeth, postcranial bones and osteoderms ('armour plating').
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