Aragosaurus
Aragosaurus ischiaticus
Aragosaurus foi um terópode herbívoro do Cretáceo, descrito por Sanz et al.. Viveu há aproximadamente 154.8-154.8 milhões de anos, na região do que hoje é Europa. Medindo de 18.0 m, pesando 25 tons, era um representante característico da fauna mesozoica.
Aragosaurus (meaning "Aragon lizard") was a genus of sauropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous period of Galve, province of Teruel, in the autonomous territory of Aragón, Spain. It was deposited in the Villar del Arzobispo Formation.
Aragosaurus was a large, quadrupedal plant-eating (herbivorous) dinosaur, which lived during the early Berriasian, about 145-140 million years ago. It was about 18 metres (59 ft) in length and about 25 tonnes in weight.
Like other sauropods, it had a long neck, a long powerful tail, a small head and a bulky body. It was broadly similar to Camarasaurus. It is represented by a partial skeleton, which was found in Spain and was named by Sanz, Buscalioni, Casanovi and Santafe in 1987. The type species is A. ischiaticus. Like Camarasaurus, Aragosaurus probably had a short, compact skull and a moderately long neck. The teeth were large and wide, and would have been useful for slicing through the leaves and branches of tall conifer trees. The forelimbs were only a little shorter than the hind limbs, and the tail was long and muscular.
- Família
- Camarasauridae
- Ordem
- Saurischia
- Período
- Cretaceous (154.8-154.8 MYA)
- Dieta
- Herbivore
- Comprimento
- 18.0 m
- Peso
- 25 tons
Fatos científicos
- Seu comprimento de 18.0 m o tornava um dos maiores predadores/herbívoros da sua região
- Herbívoro especializado do Cretáceo, provavelmente pastava em vegetação de Europa
- Seus fósseis foram encontrados na região de Europa, contribuindo para o entendimento da fauna cretáceo local
- Foi descrito cientificamente por Sanz et al., contribuindo para o entendimento da diversidade dinossauriana