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The Reign of Sauropods
Sabrina Ricci
Back to the Beginning
● Nyasasasaurus/early dinosaurs →
Sauropodomorphs → Sauropods
● Evolved in the mid-Triassic
● Bipedal
● Carnivorous
By KDS444, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Massospondylus, a Sauropodomorph
● 13-20 ft long
● Weighed about 2,200 lb
● Early Triassic → mid-Jurassic
● Herbivorous/omnivorous
● Tiny skulls
● Thumb claws for
○ Digging
○ Grooming
○ Stripping plants
○ Fighting
Image by Nobu Tamura, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
What Are Sauropods?
Image by Tadek Kurpaski, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Early Sauropod Theories
Goofy Sauropods
Arlo, 2015Gertie, 1914
A More Realistic Sauropod
Amargasaurus, by Nobu Tamura, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Some Sauropods Had...Osteoderms, Like Alamosaurus
Image by DiBgd, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
...Club Tails, Like Shunosaurus
By ArthurWeasley, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
...Whip-like Tails, Like Diplodocus
Diplodocus by Dmitry Bogdanov, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
...Ground Shaking Footsteps
Image by Matt Martyniuk, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Some Reared Up In Defense, Like Barosaurus (?)
Image by Greg, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Some Juveniles Ran On Two Legs
Image by PaleoPastori
Sauropod Babies
● Sauropods dug nests
● Sauropod babies were
self-sufficient after
hatching
● They could walk
● They fed themselves
How Did Sauropods Evolve To Be So Big?
Mamenchisaurus, by ДиБгд, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Why Did Sauropods Grow So Big?
Lasting Sauropod Effects
Sauropod tracks in Broome, Western Australia
Thank you!
http://iknowdino.com
Learn more about sauropods:
● Mamenchisaurus: Episode 117
● Malawisaurus: Episode 111
● Saltasaurus: Episode 103
● Brontosaurus: Episode 100
● Argentinosaurus: Episode 97
● Barosaurus: Episode 73
● Alamosaurus: Episode 51
● Massospondylus: Episode 40
● Brachiosaurus: Episode 39
● Ultrasaurus: Episode 21
● Dreadnoughtus: Episode 9
● Diplodocus: Episode 3

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The Reign of Sauropods