Amazonsaurus

species of reptile (fossil)

Amazonsaurus (/ˌæməzənˈsɔːrəs/ AM-ə-zən-SAWR-əs, "Amazon lizard") is a rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Period of what is now South America. It would have been a four-legged herbivore with a long neck and whiplash tail. Amazonsaurus was probably not more than 12 meters (40 ft) long. Its weight was about 5000 kg (5 tons).[1]

Amazonsaurus
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 125–100 Ma
Skeletal reconstruction
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Sauropodomorpha
Clade: Sauropoda
Superfamily: Diplodocoidea
Family: Rebbachisauridae
Genus: Amazonsaurus
Carvalho et al., 2003
Species:
A. maranhensis
Binomial name
Amazonsaurus maranhensis
Carvalho et al., 2003

References

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  1. Paul, G.S., 2010, The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs, Princeton University Press p. 185