Europasaurus

Europasaurus holgeri

Europasaurus — scientific reconstruction

Europasaurus (meaning 'Europe lizard') is a basal macronarian sauropod, a form of quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur. It lived during the Late Jurassic (middle Kimmeridgian, from about 154 to 151 million years ago) of northern Germany, and has been identified as an example of insular dwarfism resulting from the isolation of a sauropod population on an island within the Lower Saxony basin.

Family
Brachiosauridae
Order
Saurischia
Period
Jurassic (157.3–152.1 Ma)
Diet
Herbivore
Length
6.0–6.2 m
Weight
500–800 kg
Type locality
Langenberg Quarry, Germany
Holotype
DFMMh/FV 291
PBDB
txn:81696

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