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Ammosaurus was a genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived in the Early Jurassic period of North America. The name means \"sand lizard\" which was found in Connecticut, Arizona, USA. In 1891, it was named by paleontologist O. Marsh. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ammosaurus had a long neck and tail. It was an omnivorous dinosaur and could move on both two and four feet which allowed it to reach higher branches. It stood on its hind legs to defend itself by slashing at predators with its large thumb claws on its front legs. It had large claws on its hands that it used to remove bark from trees and saplings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ammosaurus was estimated to be over 4.3 m long, about 1.8 m tall and weighed 27 kg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What did the Ammosaurus eat?<\/strong>
Ammosaurus was an omnivorous dinosaur that ate both plants and meat.\u00a0<\/p> <\/div>
What does Ammosaurus mean?<\/strong>
\u00a0The name Ammosaurus means \"sand lizard\" and was found in Connecticut, Arizona, USA. In 1891, it was named by paleontologist O. Marsh.\u00a0<\/p> <\/div>
How does the Ammosaurus defend itself?<\/strong>
Ammosaurus stood on its hind legs to defend itself by slashing at predators with its large thumb claws on its front legs.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\t\n\t