Damalasaurus magnus

†Damalasaurus magnus is an extinct sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Early Jurassic of Yunnan Province, China. This large herbivore is known from vertebral fragments that suggest a substantial body size relative to its contemporaries. Its discovery helps document the early radiation of sauropods across eastern Asia during the Early Jurassic.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Damalasaurus magnus 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

Jurassic Early Mesozoic Era

Damalasaurus magnus lived during the Jurassic Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 201.4 to 174.7 million years ago.

After the Triassic-Jurassic extinction, dinosaurs rapidly diversified and became the dominant land vertebrates. Early sauropods and theropods began to evolve larger body sizes.