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long-neck giant
Galeamopus
Say it like this: “GAY-lee-uh-MOH-pus”
Galeamopus hayi
Galeamopus 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
- 2015 · Tschopp, E.; Mateus, O.; Benson, R. B. J.
- Hip height
- 3.9 m · 13 ft
- Length
- 23 m · 75 ft
- Weight
- 10 tonnes
- Found in
- the United States · Morrison
- Food and walking
- Herbivore · Four legs
- Kind
- long-neck giant · Sauropod
- Family branch
- Diplodocinae
The story in short
The genus Galeamopus dates to 2015, the year E. Tschopp and colleagues described it. The name honors a person tied to the fossil or its study.
Fossils referred to Galeamopus 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 Galeamopus at a length near 23 m, hips about 3.9 m high, and a body mass around 10 tonnes.
On the family tree it sits in Diplodocinae, among the sauropod dinosaurs.
This entry is the whole genus. The type species is Galeamopus hayi. Other named species include Galeamopus pabsti.
Other species with this name
- Galeamopus hayi
- Galeamopus pabsti
Close relatives
Ardetosaurus
Ardetosaurus viator
Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) · roughly 154.8 to 149.2 million years ago
Barosaurus
Barosaurus lentus
Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian · Tithonian) · roughly 154.8 to 143.1 million years ago
Dinheirosaurus
Dinheirosaurus lourinhanensis
Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian · Tithonian) · roughly 154.8 to 143.1 million years ago