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.