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sauropod
[ sawr-uh-pod ]
noun
- any herbivorous dinosaur of the suborder Sauropoda, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a small head, long neck and tail, and five-toed limbs: the largest known land animal.
adjective
- belonging or pertaining to the sauropods.
sauropod
/ ˈsɔːrəˌpɒd; sɔːˈrɒpədəs /
noun
- any herbivorous quadrupedal saurischian dinosaur of the suborder Sauropoda, of Jurassic and Cretaceous times, including the brontosaurus, diplodocus, and titanosaurs. They had small heads and long necks and tails and were partly amphibious
sauropod
/ ô′ə-ŏ′ /
- One of the two types of saurischian dinosaurs, widespread during the Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods. Sauropods were plant-eaters and often grew to tremendous size, having a stout body with thick legs, long slender necks with a small head, and long tails. Sauropods included the apatosaurus (brontosaurus) and brachiosaurus.
- Compare theropod
Derived Forms
- sauropodous, adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sauropod1
Example Sentences
The scientists said the footprints suggested meat-eating theropods and plant-eating sauropods habitually spent time in lagoons.
They reveal the comings and goings of two different types of dinosaurs that are thought to be a long-necked sauropod called Cetiosaurus and the smaller meat-eating Megalosaurus.
The contents of coprolites from the first large herbivorous dinosaurs, the long-necked sauropods, surprised the researchers.
In the late Jurassic, the climate grew warmer and more humid, and vegetation expanded, providing more food for dinosaur herbivores such as sauropods, the iconic long-necked behemoths, who left behind dung full of plant remains.
The new gallery also has two great big windows where you’ll be able to glimpse Gnatalie, the sauropod, and you can glimpse stuff that you can have access to from the park.
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