Camarasauridae
E942993
Camarasauridae is a family of large, herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs known for their relatively short necks, robust bodies, and boxy skulls with large, spoon-shaped teeth.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dinosaur family
ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ |
| bodyType | large-bodied ⓘ |
| characteristic |
boxy skulls
ⓘ
large external nares positioned high on the skull ⓘ large spoon-shaped teeth ⓘ relatively short forelimbs compared to some other sauropods ⓘ relatively short necks compared to other sauropods ⓘ robust bodies ⓘ short, deep snout ⓘ |
| clade |
Macronaria
ⓘ
Neosauropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | well-established macronarian sauropod family ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | high- to mid-level browser ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| feedingAdaptation | spoon-shaped teeth suited for cropping vegetation ⓘ |
| fossilRange |
Kimmeridgian
ⓘ
Tithonian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFrom | body fossils ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locomotion | quadrupedal ⓘ |
| namedBy | Charles W. Gilmore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neckCharacteristic | short but strong cervical vertebrae ⓘ |
| order | Sauropodomorpha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paleobiology | likely gregarious behavior inferred from bonebeds ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| representativeGenus |
Aragosaurus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Camarasaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Lourinhasaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Osmakasaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| size | medium to large sauropods ⓘ |
| skullCharacteristic | large fenestrae in skull ⓘ |
| suborder | Sauropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superorder | Dinosauria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailCharacteristic | long tail used for balance ⓘ |
| temporalRange | Late Jurassic ⓘ |
| toothReplacement | continuous tooth replacement ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Camarasaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vertebraeCharacteristic | camerate internal structure of vertebrae ⓘ |
| yearNamed | 1925 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.