Barosaurus
Jurassic Period Herbivore Creature Type
Barosaurus lentus
Scientific Name: "Heavy lizard"
Local Name: Barosaurus
πJurassic Period
πΏHerbivore
Physical Characteristics
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Size25~27m
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Weight12000~20000kg
Discovery
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Discovery Year1890Year
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DiscovererOthniel Charles Marsh
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Discovery LocationSouth Dakota, USA
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'Barosaurus was a large sauropod that lived in North America and Africa during the Late Jurassic period (approximately 155 to 145 million years ago). A close relative of Diplodocus, it had a longer neck and shorter tail. It is reconstructed in a famous exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, where a mother defends her young against an Allosaurus.