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long-neck giant
Europasaurus
Say it like this: “yoo-roh-pah-sore-us”
Europasaurus holgeri
Europasaurus ate plants and walked on four legs. It lived in the Late Jurassic. Bones have been found in Germany.
- When
- Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) · roughly 154.8 to 149.2 million years ago
- Named in
- 2006 · Sander, P. M.; Mateus, O.; Laven, T.; Knötschke, N.
- Hip height
- 1.6 m · 5 ft
- Length
- 5.7–6.2 m · 19–20 ft
- Weight
- 0.8–2.1 tonnes
- Found in
- Germany · Süntel
- Food and walking
- Herbivore · Four legs
- Kind
- long-neck giant · Sauropod
- Family branch
- Camarasauromorpha
The story in short
In 2006, P. M. Sander and colleagues published the name Europasaurus. The name means “europe lizard.”
It lived in the Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian), roughly 154.8 to 149.2 million years ago. Finds come from Germany, including the Süntel Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.
Published estimates put Europasaurus at a length near 5.7–6.2 m, hips about 1.6 m high, and a body mass around 0.8–2.1 tonnes.
On the family tree it sits in Camarasauromorpha, among the sauropod dinosaurs.