Moabosaurus utahensis

† Moabosaurus utahensis is an Early Cretaceous titanosauriform sauropod from the Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah, USA. A large quadrupedal herbivore, it adds to the record of Early Cretaceous sauropod diversity in North America.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Moabosaurus utahensis was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Cretaceous Early Mesozoic Era

Moabosaurus utahensis lived during the Cretaceous Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 145,0 to 100,5 million years ago.

The Cretaceous saw continued dinosaur evolution with the rise of ornithopods and early ceratopsians. Flowering plants first appeared and began to transform terrestrial ecosystems. Spinosaurus and other large theropods lived during this time.