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Supersaurus (meaning "super lizard") is a genus of diplodocid sauropod dinosaur that lived in North America during the Late Jurassic period. The type species , S. vivianae , was first discovered by Vivian Jones of Delta, Colorado , in the middle Morrison Formation of Colorado in 1972.
Diplodocoidea is a superfamily of sauropod dinosaurs, which included some of the longest animals of all time, including slender giants like Supersaurus, Diplodocus, Apatosaurus, and Amphicoelias. Most had very long necks and long, whip-like tails; however, one family (the dicraeosaurids ) are the only known sauropods to have re-evolved a short ...
Sauropoda is a clade of dinosaurs that consists of roughly 300 species of large, long-necked herbivores and includes the largest terrestrial animals ever to exist. The first sauropod species were named in 1842 by Richard Owen, though at the time, he regarded them as unusual crocodilians.
Curtice, Brian (2021). "New Dry Mesa Dinosaur Quarry Supersaurus vivianae (Jensen 1985) axial elements provide additional insight into its phylogenetic relationships and size, suggesting an animal that exceeded 39 meters in length" (PDF). Argentinosaurus : Paul, Gregory S. (Autumn 1994)"Big Sauropods - Really, Really Big Sauropods" (PDF). The ...
[18] [19] Supersaurus, at 33 to 34 metres (108 to 112 ft) long, [20] was the longest sauropod known from reasonably complete remains, but others, like the old record holder, Diplodocus, were also extremely long.
Diplodocus (/ d ɪ ˈ p l ɒ d ə k ə s /, [3] [4] / d aɪ ˈ p l ɒ d ə k ə s /, [4] or / ˌ d ɪ p l oʊ ˈ d oʊ k ə s / [3]) is an extinct genus of diplodocid sauropod dinosaurs known from the Late Jurassic of North America.
Some abnormal specimens such as specimen BYU 9024 of the Barosaurus/Supersaurus genus could reach an astounding 45-50 meters long, [132] with mass varying from the 'modest' 60-66 tons to the more immense 92-120 tons. [133] [134] [135] Two other such sauropods include Bruhathkayosaurus and Maraapunisaurus. Both are known only from fragments that ...
In 1971, a large theropod phalanx (Torvosaurus tanneri [1]) was discovered at Dry Mesa by Ed and Vivian Jones [2] of Delta, Colorado. The find was reported to James A. Jensen [3] of Brigham Young University (BYU) who commenced quarrying operations in 1972.