Rhoetosaurus

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Name	Rhoetosaurus
Diet	Herbivore
Weight	10800 kilos
Length	15 meters
Height	5 meters
Period	Middle Jurassic

Rhoetosaurus was a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in the Middle Jurassic in Queensland, in what is now eastern Australia. It received its name from the Greek giant Rhoetos; Rhoetosaurus would have been about the same size as Wintonotitan or Diamantinasaurus, titanosaurs from the Late Cretaceous Winton Formation of Queensland.

It was a medium-sized dinosaur up to 15 meters long and weighed about 9 tons. It had a robust elongated neck. It stood on four legs with a raised heel. It was a herbivorous dinosaur that fed on araucaria conifers, seed ferns and ferns known from the Jurassic of Queensland. It lived in a humid, subtropical to warm environment. It could walk about 15 km per hour and up to 20-30 km per day, according to calculations based on limb measurements.

What did Rhoetosaurus eat?

It was a herbivorous dinosaur that fed on araucaria conifers, seed ferns and ferns known from the Jurassic of Queensland.

What does Rhoetosaurus mean?

The name means "lizard of Rhoetos", named after the Greek giant Rhoetos.

When did Rhoetosaurus live?

Rhoetosaurus was a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in the Middle Jurassic of Queensland, in what is now eastern Australia.

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References

Longman, H.A. (1926). "A giant dinosaur from Durham Downs, Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 8:183-194.
Longman, H. A.1929. Palaeontological notes: Rhoetosaurus brownei. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 9, 3, 249.
Longman, H.A. (1927). "The giant dinosaur. Rhoetosaurus brownei". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 9:1-18
Long JA (1998). Dinosaurs of Australia and New Zealand and other animals of the Mesozoic Era. UNSW Press. ISBN 0-86840-448-9.
Vickers-Rich, P. & Hewitt Rich, T. 1999. Wildlife of Gondwana. Indiana University Press, Indiana University Press.304 p.
Huene, F. Von, 1956. Paläontologie und Phylogenie der Niederen Tetrapoden. Ed. VEB Gustav Fischer Verlag, 716 p.
Farlow, J. O. 1992. Sauropod tracks and trackmarkers: integrating the ichnological and skeletal records. Zubia, 10, 89-138.

Fun Facts

Rhoetosaurus was a genus of sauropod dinosaur.
The name means "lizard of Rhoetos", named after the Greek giant Rhoetos.
It was a herbivore.
He could walk about 15 km per hour up to 20-30 km per day.
It stood on four legs with an elevated heel.