Venenosaurus dicrocei

† Venenosaurus dicrocei is an Early Cretaceous titanosaur from the Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah, one of the few Cretaceous sauropods from North America. Its forked ('biforked') neural spines inspired the genus name, from Latin for 'poison lizard.'

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Venenosaurus dicrocei 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

Venenosaurus dicrocei 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.