Sonorasaurus
Sonorasaurus thompsoni
Sonorasaurus is a genus of brachiosaurid sauropod dinosaur from the Early to Late Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian stages, around 112 to 93 million years ago). Its fossils have been found in southern Arizona, United States. Its name, which means "Sonora lizard", comes from the Sonora River that flows in the Sonoran Desert where its fossils were first found. The type species is S. thompsoni, described by Ratkevich in 1998.
- Family
- Brachiosauridae
- Order
- Saurischia
- Period
- Cretaceous (100.5–93.9 Ma)
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Length
- 15.0 m
- Weight
- 15.0–20.0 t
- Type locality
- Turney Ranch Formation, Arizona, USA
- PBDB
- txn:68169