Euhelopus was a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in the Berriasian and Valanga stages of the Early Cretaceous between 145 and 133 million years ago. It was originally called Helopus but was renamed Euhelopus in 1956 by Romer, meaning \"True Swampfoot\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was a large four-legged dinosaur that walked relatively slowly. It had very long necks, small heads with blunt teeth, a small brain and long tails to counterbalance its necks. Its front legs were proportionally longer than its hind legs, resulting in a backward sloping back. The long neck of Euhelopus may have been used to scavenge in forests for foliage or to obtain soft pteridophytes such as horsetails, club mosses, and ferns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Euhelopus was estimated to be 11 meters long and weighed 3.5 tons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was an herbivorous dinosaur that ate foliage or soft pteridophytes such as horsetails, club mosses and ferns.\u00a0
It was originally called Helopus but was renamed Euhelopus in 1956 by Romer, meaning \"True Swampfoot\".
Euhelopus was a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in the Berriasian and Valanginian stages of the Early Cretaceous between 145 and 133 million years ago.