Magyarosaurus
Magyarosaurus dacus
Pronounced:
mag
-Yar-o-Sore-us
Diet:
Herbivore
(Plant-Eater)
Name
Means:
"Magyar
Lizard"
Length:
20
feet
(6
m)
Height:
6
feet
(2
m)
Weight:
1
ton
(900
kilos)
Time:
Late
Cretaceous
- 66
mya
Fossil
remains for
this
Dinosaur
have been
found in
Europe
Magyarosaurus may have been the smallest member of the titanosaur family - if you can call a 20-foot dinosaur small! This animal was discovered in the country of Romania, where very few dinosaurs have been found. At the end of the Cretaceous Period, when this dinosaur lived, much of Europe was under water and these dinosaurs may have actually lived on small islands. Their small stature may be due to the fact that they were island dwellers. Magyarosaurus was a relative of Argentinosaurus which may have been the biggest dinosaur that ever lived.
Magyarosaurus
has had
more
than one
name and
its
classification
is still
being
debated.
Some
believe
it is a
species
of
Titanosaurus
or
Hyselosaurus,
others
believe
that the
material
associated
with it
is
actually
representative
of two
separate
genera.
At
present,
there
are
three
species
associated
with
this
genus,
all from
the same
general
area. It
may
prove
that
Magyarosaurus
is a
wonderful
example
of
evolutionary
adaptation
to a
specific
environment. |
