Atlasaurus imelakei

† Atlasaurus imelakei was a Middle Jurassic sauropod dinosaur from Morocco, notable for its unusually long limbs relative to its neck length. This large herbivore, estimated at around 15 m long, inhabited the Gondwanan landmass and represents an early diverging lineage of macronarian sauropods from the Bajocian age of North Africa.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Atlasaurus imelakei 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 Middle Mesozoic Era

Atlasaurus imelakei lived during the Jurassic Middle period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 174.7 to 161.5 million years ago.

Dinosaur diversity continued to increase, with the evolution of large sauropods and diverse theropods. Stegosaurs first appeared, and the supercontinent Pangaea was breaking apart.