Cetiosaurus Fact Sheet
Dinosaur/Paleontology Dictionary
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Dinosaur/Paleontology Dictionary |
| NAME: | Meaning - Cetiosaurus means "whale-like lizard" Pronounced - see-TIE-o-SAWR-us Named By - Richard Owen When Named - 1842 |
| DIET: | Herbivore (plant-eater) |
| SIZE: | Length - 50-53 feet (15-16 m) long Height - roughly 10 ft (3 m) tall at the hips Weight - 24800 kg |
| WHEN IT LIVED: | Middle Jurassic period, about 181-169 million years ago |
| WHERE IT LIVED: | Fossils have been found in England, Europe and perhaps Morocco, Africa. |
| FOSSILS: | Cetiosaurus is known from partial skeletons. |
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| INTERESTING FACTS: |
Cetiosaurus was a huge, long-necked, long-tailed dinosaur with a tiny head and a bulky body; it walked on four legs. Cetiosaurus probably lived near the water. This dinosaur was originally thought to be a crocodile-like animal. It was called "whale-like lizard" because its back vertebrae had a coarse texture (like that of whales). |
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