Sauropoda
E370004
Sauropoda is a major group of long-necked, large-bodied, herbivorous dinosaurs that includes some of the largest land animals in Earth’s history.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sauropoda canonical | 17 |
| Neosauropoda | 2 |
| Titanosauriformes | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dinosaur clade
ⓘ
saurischian dinosaur ⓘ tetrapod ⓘ |
| bodyPlan | quadrupedal ⓘ |
| characteristic |
columnar limbs
ⓘ
elongated cervical vertebrae ⓘ herbivorous dentition ⓘ large barrel-shaped torso ⓘ long neck ⓘ long tail ⓘ massive body size ⓘ pneumatic vertebrae ⓘ small head relative to body ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| estimatedMaxLength | over 30 meters ⓘ |
| estimatedMaxMass | over 50 metric tons ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Late Triassic ⓘ |
| fossilRecord |
abundant body fossils
ⓘ
trackways preserved on multiple continents ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Antarctica ⓘ Asia ⓘ Australia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Apatosaurus
ⓘ
Argentinosaurus huinculensis ⓘ
surface form:
Argentinosaurus
Brachiosauridae ⓘ Brachiosaurus ⓘ Camarasauridae ⓘ Diplodocidae ⓘ Diplodocus ⓘ Patagotitan mayorum ⓘ
surface form:
Patagotitan
Titanosauria ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lastAppearance |
Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
ⓘ
surface form:
Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event
|
| locomotion | obligate quadruped ⓘ |
| notableFor | includes some of the largest known terrestrial animals ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Saurischia
ⓘ
Sauropodomorpha ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| superorder | Dinosauria ⓘ |
| taxonRank |
clade
ⓘ
infraorder ⓘ |
| timeRangeEnd | end of Cretaceous ⓘ |
| timeRangeStart | Late Triassic ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Neosauropoda
this entity surface form:
Titanosauriformes
this entity surface form:
Neosauropoda