Sigilmassasaurus
Sigilmassasaurus brevicollis
Pronounced:
Sih-jill-mass-uh-Saw-rus
Diet:
Carnivore (Meat-Eater)
Name Means:
"Sigilmassa Lizard"
Length:
25 feet (7.5 m)
Height:
10 feet (3 m)
Weight:
3,000 pounds (1,300 kilos)
Time:
Middle Cretaceous - 105 MYA
Fossil remains for this Dinosaur
have been found in North Africa
Sigilmassasaurus seems to be a close relative
of Spinosaurus. Not very much of this dinosaur
has been found, but the bones of its spine,
called vertebrae, look very similar to those of
Spinosaurus. This was a medium-sized meat-eater
that roamed what is now northern Africa. It was
originally thought to be another type of
Spinosaurus and some scientists think it may be
a small Carcharodontosaurus.
Recently, the genus Sigilmassasaurus
has been questioned. It is being
suggested that the vertebrae belong to a
Carcharodontosaurus species. It is also
believed that these remains are those
referred to by Stromer as SpinosaurusB. |
