Omeisaurus

Omeisaurus tianfuensis

Omeisaurus — reconstrução científica

Omeisaurus foi um terópode herbívoro do Jurássico, descrito por C.C. Young. Viveu há aproximadamente 163 milhões de anos, na região do que hoje é China. Medindo de 20.0 m, pesando 10 tons, era um representante característico da fauna mesozoica.

Omeisaurus (meaning "Omei lizard") is a genus of sauropod dinosaur from the Middle to Late Jurassic Period (Bathonian-Oxfordian stage) of what is now China. Its name comes from Mount Emei, where it was discovered in the lower Shaximiao Formation of Sichuan Province.

Like most sauropods, Omeisaurus was herbivorous and large. The largest species, O. tianfuensis, measured 18–20.2 metres (59–66 ft) long, and weighed 8.5–9.8 metric tons (9.4–10.8 short tons). Other species were much smaller, as the type species O. junghsiensis reached a size of 14 metres (46 ft) in length and 4 metric tons (4.4 short tons) in body mass, and O. maoianus reached a size of 15 metres (49 ft) and 5 metric tons (5.5 short tons).

Família
Mamenchisauridae
Ordem
Saurischia
Período
Jurassic (163 Ma)
Dieta
Herbivore
Comprimento
20.0 m
Peso
10 tons

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