Suuwassea emilieae Suuwassea

"Etymology TBD"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Suuwassea 15 m (49 ft) long
9 people holding hands
Length
15 m (49 ft)
Period
Late Jurassic (156.3–146.8 Mya)
Place
United States · Montana, USA
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Dicraeosauridae

Suuwassea is a genus of dicraeosaurid sauropod dinosaur found in Upper Jurassic strata of the Morrison Formation, located in southern Carbon County, Montana, United States. The fossil remains were recovered in a series of expeditions during a period spanning the years 1999 and 2000 and were described by J.D. Harris and Peter Dodson in 2004. They consist of a disarticulated but associated partial skeleton, including partial vertebral series and limb bones.

What we know

  • Named by Harris & Dodson, 2004.
  • Body length estimated at about 15 m.
  • Fossils found in United States and Montana, USA.