Dystrophaeus viaemalae

Dystrophaeus viaemalae

† Dystrophaeus viaemalae is one of the earliest sauropod dinosaurs known from North America, from the Late Jurassic Morrison Formation of Utah, USA. Described by Edward Drinker Cope in 1877, it is one of the first Morrison sauropods collected during the Bone Wars. Its bones are characterised by porous, poorly-ossified texture suggesting a young or pathological individual. Estimated at 15 m long, it was a high-browsing herbivore. Its taxonomic validity has been questioned due to the fragmentary a

食性与取食

Herbivore

Dystrophaeus viaemalae 是草食性恐龙。草食性恐龙通常以蕨类植物、苏铁、针叶树等其所处时代的植被为食。许多草食性恐龙进化出了专门用于处理坚韧植物材料的牙齿和消化系统。

时代

Jurassic Late Mesozoic 代

Dystrophaeus viaemalae 生活在距今约 161.5 至 145.0 百万年前的 Mesozoic 代 Jurassic Late 纪。

恐龙最具代表性的时期之一。腕龙、梁龙等巨型蜥脚类与异特龙等掠食者并肩而行。已知最早的鸟类始祖鸟在此时期出现。莫里森组保存了这一时期非凡的化石记录。

发现地点

发现地点 United States

快速开始

地质时代 Jurassic Late
食性 Herbivore

常见问题

When did Dystrophaeus viaemalae live?
Dystrophaeus viaemalae lived during the Jurassic Late period (Mesozoic Era, 161.5–145.0 million years ago).
What did Dystrophaeus viaemalae eat?
Dystrophaeus viaemalae was a herbivore.
Where were Dystrophaeus viaemalae fossils found?
Fossils of Dystrophaeus viaemalae were found in United States.

比较恐龙

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探索

Jurassic Late
此时代暂无恐龙记录。
Herbivore秒
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