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Dicraeosauridae

Smitanosaurus

"smith lizard"

Generic sauropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Smitanosaurus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic sauropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Smitanosaurus
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Jurassic (155.7–145.5 Mya)
Place
Colorado, USA
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Dicraeosauridae

Smitanosaurus (meaning “smith lizard”) is a genus of dicraeosaurid sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of Colorado. The genus contains one species, S. agilis, originally assigned to the defunct genus Morosaurus.

What we know

  • Named by Whitlock & Wilson, 2020.
  • Fossils found in Colorado, USA.

What we guess

The reconstruction notes for Smitanosaurus — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.