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Aragosaurus

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NameAragosaurus
Diet
Weight28,000 kilos
Length18 meters
Height4.5 meters
Period
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Aragosaurus was a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in the Early Cretaceous period in what is now Spain. Its name means "lizard of Aragon" in reference to the place where it was found.

It was a large plant-eating quadrupedal dinosaur that lived about 145 million years ago - 139.8 million years ago. 

It has a small head, long neck and tail. It has an enormous size for ever to have lived on land. Its hind legs were thick, straight and powerful, ending in club-shaped feet with five toes, although only the inner three bore claws. Its forelimbs were rather more slender and typically built to support its weight. The teeth of Aragosaurus were large and were used extensively to cut the leaves and branches of tall coniferous trees.

Aragosaurus was about 18 meters long and weighed 25 tons.

When did Aragosaurus live?

Aragosaurus was a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in the Early Cretaceous period in what is now Spain about 145 million years ago - 139.8 million years ago. 

What did Aragosaurus eat?

It was a large plant-eating quadrupedal dinosaur whose teeth were large and widely used to cut the leaves and branches of tall coniferous trees.

What does the name Aragosaurus mean?

 The name Aragosaurus means "Aragon Lizard" in reference to the place where it was found.

Where did they live?

When did they live?

What was your diet?

Who discovered them?

What kind of dinosaurs are they?

What type of species are they?

  • Sanz, J.L., Buscalioni, A.D., Casanovas, M.L. and Santafé, J. V. (1987) "Lower Cretaceous Dinosaurs from Galve (Teruel, Spain)". Geological studiesGalve-Tremp extraordinary volume: 45-64.
  • Canudo, J.I., Gasca, J.M., Moreno, M., Aurell, M. (2011) "New information about the stratigraphic position and age of the sauropod Aragosaurus ischiaticus from the Early Cretaceous of the Iberian Peninsula". Geological Magazine, 149(2): 252-263, March 2012 DOI: 10.1017/S0016756811000732
  • Ruiz-Omeñaca, Jose Ignacio. Sauropod Dinosaurs. 
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Fun Facts

  • Aragosaurus was a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in the Early Cretaceous period in what is now Spain. 
  • The name Aragosaurus means "Aragon Lizard" in reference to the place where it was found.
  • It has a small head, long neck and tail.
  • It has an enormous size to have ever lived on land.

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