Barapasaurus
Barapasaurus tagorei
Pronounced: bar - App -
ah - Sore - us
Diet: Herbivore
(Plant-Eater)
Name Means: "Big Leg
Lizard"
Length: 60 feet (18 m)
Height: 20 feet (6 m)
Weight: 10 tons (9,000
kilos)
Time: Early Jurassic -
180 MYA
Fossil remains for this Dinosaur have been found in India
Barapasaurus was one of the earliest of the giant,
long-necked plant-eaters. It is very well known because many
different individuals have been found. The only trouble is,
no head has been discovered, so its complete look remains a
mystery.
The bone bed where Barapasaurus was discovered contained
the remains of as many as 300 sauropod specimens.
Consequently, the composite skeleton constructed from these
fossils may have some proportional errors. |
