Paralititan (Tidal titan) Phonetic Pah-ral-e-ty-tan Named By Joshua B. Smith, Matthew C. Lamanna, Kenneth J. Lacovara, Peter Dodson, Jennifer R. Smith, Jason C. Poole, Robert Giegengack & Yousri Attia - 2001 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 30 meters long Type of Dinosaur Sauropod Type Species P. stromeri (type) Found in Egypt - Bahariya Formation When it […]
Opisthocoelicaudia (Posterior cavity tail) Phonetic Oh-pis-tho-see-lih-caw-dee-ah Named By Borsuk-Białynicka - 1977 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 11-12 meters long Type of Dinosaur Sauropod Type Species O. skarzynskii (type) Found in Mongolia - Nemegt Formation When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 80-70 million years ago Opisthocoelicaudia Facts Opisthocoelicaudia is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the
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Omeisaurus (Omei lizard - after Omeishan Mountain) Phonetic O-may-sore-us Named By C. C. Young - 1939 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated up to 20 meters long Type of Dinosaur Sauropod Type Species O. junghsiensis (type), O. changshouensis, O. fuxiensis, O. jiaoi, O. luoquanensis, O. maoianus, O. puxiani, O. tianfuensis Found in China - Sichuan Province -
Nigersaurus (Lizard from Niger) Phonetic Nee-jer-sore-us Named By Sereno, Beck, Dutheil, Larsson, Lyon, Moussa, Sadleir, Sidor, Varricchio, G.P. Wilson and J. A. Wilson - 1999 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 9 meters long Type of Dinosaur Sauropod Type Species N. taqueti (Type) Found in Africa, Niger, Elrhaz Formation When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 119-99 million years
Nemegtosaurus (Nemegt lizard) Phonetic Neh-meg-toe-sore-us Named By Nowinski – 1971 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 12-15 meters long Type of Dinosaur Sauropod Type Species N. mongoliensis (type) Found in Mongolia – Nemegt Formation When it Lived Late Cretaceous, 75-70 million years ago Nemegtosaurus Facts Nemegtosaurus was a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late
Mussaurus (Mouse lizard) Phonetic Mus-sore-us Named By J. F. Bonaparte & M. Vince - 1979 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 3 meters long Type of Dinosaur Sauropod Type Species M. patagonicus (type) Found in Argentina, Santa Cruz Province - El Tranquilo Formation When it Lived Late Triassic and Early Jurassic Periods, 205-180 million years ago Mussaurus
Melanorosaurus (Black mountain lizard) Phonetic Meh-lan-os-sore-us Named By Sidney H. Haughton - 1924 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 6 meters long Type of Dinosaur Sauropod Type Species M. readi (type) Found in South Africa - Elliot Formation When it Lived Early Jurassic, 183-174 million years ago Melanorosaurus Facts Melanorosaurus is a genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur that
Maxakalisaurus (Maxakali lizard, after a Topa divinity) Phonetic Max-ah-kal-e-sore-us Named By A. W. A. Kellner, D. A. Campos, S. A. K. Azevedo, M. N. F. Trotta, D. D. R. Henriques, M. M. T. Craik & H. P. Silva - 2006 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 13 meters long Type of Dinosaur Sauropod Type Species M. topai
Massospondylus (longer vertebra) Phonetic Mas-so-spon-de-lus Named By Richard Owen - 1854 Diet Herbivore/Possibly Omnivore Size Estimated 4-5 meters long Type of Dinosaur Sauropod Type Species M. carinatus (type), M. kaalae Found in Lesotho - Upper Elliot Formation, South Africa - Clarens Formation, Upper Elliot Formation, and Zimbabwe - Forest Sandstone Formation, Mpandi Formation, Upper Karroo
Mamenchisaurus (Mamenxi lizard) Phonetic Ma-men-chi-sore-us Named By C. C. Young – 1954 Diet Herbivore Size Estimated 22-35 meters long Type of Dinosaur Sauropod Type Species M. constructus (type), M. anyuensis, M. hochuanensis, M. jingyanensis, M. sinocanadorum, M. youngi Found in China – Mamenxi Formation When it Lived Late Jurassic, 160-145 million years ago Mamenchisaurus Facts
