The Dinosauriad
Abrosaurus

Classification

Abrosaurus Ouyang, 1989

• Type Species:  Abrosaurus dongpoi (formerly dongpoensis)

• Name Meaning:  "delicate lizard"

• Classification breakdown:

Animalia Vertebrata Tetrapoda Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Sauropoda Camarasauridae Abrosaurus dongpoi gigantorhinus

Measurements

Height: 

Length:  23 to 30 feet

Mass:  

Placement in Time

Bathonian to Callovian of the Middle Jurassic

Known Locations

Sichuan Basin, Sichuan, China

Recovered Remains

Skull, partial skeleton.

Information

Another long-necked, four-legged Sauropod, Abrosaurus had a small head with a nasal crest, and nostrils above the eyes.  Found incomplete in 1989, very little is known about this mysterious, plant-eating giant.

 

 

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