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Sauropoda
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Sauropoda - any of the sauropod dinosaurs suborder Sauropodaanimal order - the order of animalsSauropodomorpha, suborder Sauropodomorpha - gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs having huge bodies with long necks and small heads: Prosauropoda and Sauropoda (apatosaurus, diplodocus and titanosaurs)sauropod, sauropod dinosaur - 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 animalgenus Apatosaurus, genus Brontosaurus - large quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaurs with very long neck and tail; late Jurassicgenus Barosaurus - huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur; late Jurassicgenus Diplodocus - a reptile genus of the suborder Sauropodafamily Titanosauridae, Titanosauridae - herbivorous dinosaurs of the Cretaceous |
Sauropoda
Sauropoda[sȯ′räp·əd·ə] (paleontology) A group of fully quadrupedal, seemingly herbivorous dinosaurs from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods in the suborder Sauropodomorpha; members had small heads, spoon-shaped teeth, long necks and tails, and columnar legs. Sauropoda a suborder of extinct herbivorous reptiles of the order Saurischia. They lived in the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Sauropoda were among the largest animals that ever existed (up to 30 m). They were characterized by a massive but relatively short torso, columnar legs, a long neck and tail, and a relatively small head. They probably lived in large bodies of water, such as large lakes and intracontinental seas. There were two families comprising a large number of genera and species, including Diplodocus, Apatosaurus (Brontosaurus), Brachyosaums, and Camarasaurus. Numerous Sauropoda remains have been found on all the continents; in the USSR they have been found in Transbaikalia and Fergana. REFERENCEOsnovy paleontologii: Zemnovodnye, presmykaiushchiesia i ptitsy. Moscow, 1964.Sauropoda
Synonyms for Sauropodanoun any of the sauropod dinosaursSynonymsRelated Words- animal order
- Sauropodomorpha
- suborder Sauropodomorpha
- sauropod
- sauropod dinosaur
- genus Apatosaurus
- genus Brontosaurus
- genus Barosaurus
- genus Diplodocus
- family Titanosauridae
- Titanosauridae
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