Camarasaurus

Camarasaurus supremus

Camarasaurus was a prehistoric dinosaur known for its distinctive features. Scientists study its bones to learn about how dinosaurs lived.

Lebensraum: Mesozoic forests and floodplains

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The Camarasaurus is a large, sturdy sauropod with a relatively short, boxy skull and a shorter, thicker neck compared to other long-necked dinosaurs. Its sturdy limbs were nearly equal in length, giving it a somewhat squat appearance. It had distinctive broad, spoon-shaped teeth.

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Camarasaurus

Kategorie

Ancient

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Even though it was enormous, its brain was only about the size of a grapefruit!

It lived at the same time and in the same places as the fierce hunter Allosaurus!

Its name means "chambered lizard" because its huge backbones had hollow, air-filled spaces!

This giant dinosaur swallowed stones, called gastroliths, to help grind tough plants in its stomach!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Camarasaurus could reach high branches because of its sturdy, muscular neck that helped it browse tall foliage.

Camarasaurus had broad, spoon-shaped teeth that helped it strip tough leaves and branches from plants.

Camarasaurus had front legs nearly as long as its hind legs, which helped distribute its massive weight for stability.

Camarasaurus had hollow, air-filled spaces in its vertebrae that helped lighten its huge skeleton.

Maße und Details

Estimated Length: 15-23 m
Estimated Weight: 18000-30000 kg
Era: Mesozoic (Late Jurassic)
Extinct Millions Years Ago: 145

Ernährung und Fütterung

This gentle giant was a plant-eater, using its strong teeth to strip leaves and browse on high branches.

Hauptnahrung

Conifers
Cycads
Ferns
Ginkgos
Horsetails

Nahrungssuche

Grazing

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Allosaurus

Allosaurus fragilis

Juveniles or sick adults might have been prey.

eats

Ginkgo tree

Ginkgo biloba

Its broad teeth were adapted for stripping leaves from these trees.

eats

Monkey Puzzle tree relative

Araucaria mirabilis

It browsed on the tough needles and branches of these conifers.

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