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Sauropodomorpha
Sauropods & relatives
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Family
Order
Class
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Sauropodomorpha
Dinosauria
Description
The Sauropodomorpha was a diverse group of (generally) large animals with long necks and tails. This group contains the largest dinosaurs that ever existed! Some could grow over 40 m in length and weighted over 100.000 kg! They evolved during the Late Triassic, thrived during the Jurassic and finally went extinct during the K-Pg event at the end of the Cretaceous.
Distribution & Fossil evidence
Sauropods lived all over the world and fossils are known from every continent, even Antarctica. The Sauropods evolved during the Late Triassic from small, two-legged dinosaurs. The oldest members are known from Argentina and grew up to 1.3 m in length.
Species
There are many genera and species known within the Sauropodomorpha clade. A few famous species are the Brachiosaurus, Argentinosaurus and Diplododus.
Included genera
Lohuecotitan, Malawisaurus, Argyrosaurus, Mansourasaurus, Dreadnoughtus, Europasaurus
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