Abydosaurus Abydosaurus

"Abydos lizard"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Abydosaurus 18 m (60 ft) long
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Length
18 m (60 ft)
Period
Early Cretaceous (104.5 Mya)
Place
United States · Egypt · Utah, USA
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Brachiosauridae Dinosauria Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Sauropoda

Abydosaurus (meaning “Abydos lizard”) is a genus of brachiosaurid sauropod dinosaur known from skull and postcranial material found in upper Lower Cretaceous rocks of northeastern Utah, United States.

What we know

  • Named by Chure et al., 2010.
  • Body length estimated at about 18.3 m.
  • Fossils found in United States and Egypt.