sauropod

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very large herbivorous dinosaur of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a small head a long neck and tail and five-toed limbs; largest known land animal

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During this time Triceratops was the major herbivore in the northern portion of its range, while the titanosaurian sauropod Alamosaurus "dominated" its southern range. Source: Internet

However, new fossil discoveries show that Bird might have been correct in thinking that (at least some) forefeet-only sauropod trackways were made by dinosaurs swimming or wading in shallow water. Source: Internet

Ischium of an Apatosaurus showing bite marks from a large theropod Apatosaurus was the second-commonest sauropod in the Morrison Formation ecosystem, after Camarasaurus. Source: Internet

Timothy Frauenfelder, lead researcher and PhD candidate said: 'Teeth are one of the smallest bones in a sauropod and there is an abundance of them at Lightning Ridge. Source: Internet

Mackal believes the description of the Mokèlé-mbèmbé is "consistent with a small sauropod dinosaur". Source: Internet

Loxton and Prothero argue that the sauropod image of Mokele Mbembe reflects a confirmation bias which seeks to force ambiguous eyewitness accounts to support wishful thinking. Source: Internet

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