Dinopedia

Alamosaurus

Type of Dinosaur:

sauropod

Length:

21 Meters

Weight:

N/A

Diet:

herbivorous

Era:

Late Cretaceous, 70-66 million years ago

Location:

USA

Taxonomy:

Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Eusauropoda, Neosauropoda, Macronaria, Camarasauromorpha, Titanosauriformes, Titanosauria, Lithostrotia

Named By:

Gilmore (1922)

Type of Species:

sanjuanensis

Description:

This is the only Late Cretaceous sauropod that has been found in North America.

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Alamosaurus