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long-neck giant
Camarasaurus
Say it like this: “KAM-uhr-uh-SOR-uhs”
Camarasaurus supremus
Camarasaurus ate plants and walked on four legs. It lived in the Late Jurassic. Bones have been found in the United States.
- When
- Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian · Tithonian) · roughly 154.8 to 143.1 million years ago
- Named in
- 1877 · Cope, E. D.
- Hip height
- 4 m · 13 ft
- Length
- 12.6–23 m · 41–75 ft
- Weight
- 8.3–42.3 tonnes
- Found in
- the United States · Morrison
- Food and walking
- Herbivore · Four legs
- Kind
- long-neck giant · Sauropod
- Family branch
- Camarasauridae
The story in short
Camarasaurus was formally named in 1877 by E. D. Cope. The name means “chambered lizard.”
Fossils referred to Camarasaurus date to the Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian · Tithonian), roughly 154.8 to 143.1 million years ago. Finds come from the United States, including the Morrison Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.
Published estimates put Camarasaurus at a length near 12.6–23 m, hips about 4 m high, and a body mass around 8.3–42.3 tonnes.
On the family tree it sits in Camarasauridae, among the sauropod dinosaurs.
This entry is the whole genus. The type species is Camarasaurus supremus. Other named species include Camarasaurus grandis, Camarasaurus lentus, and Camarasaurus lewisi.
Other species with this name
- Camarasaurus supremus
- Camarasaurus grandis
- Camarasaurus lentus
- Camarasaurus lewisi