Moabosaurus

Say it like this: “mo-AB-o-SOR-us”

Moabosaurus utahensis

Moabosaurus ate plants and walked on four legs. It lived in the Early Cretaceous. Bones have been found in the United States.

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When: Early Cretaceous (Barremian) · roughly 125.8 to 121.4 million years ago
Named in: 2017 · Britt, B. B.; Scheetz, R. D.; Whiting, M. F.; Wilhite, D. R.
Hip height: 3 m · 10 ft
Length: 10 m · 33 ft
Weight: 6 tonnes
Found in: the United States · Cedar Mountain
Food and walking: Herbivore · Four legs
Kind: long-neck giant · Sauropod
Family branch: Turiasauria

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Moabosaurus was formally named in 2017 by B. B. Britt and colleagues. The name honors a person tied to the fossil or its study.

It lived in the Early Cretaceous (Barremian), roughly 125.8 to 121.4 million years ago. Finds come from the United States, including the Cedar Mountain Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.

Published estimates put Moabosaurus at a length near 10 m, hips about 3 m high, and a body mass around 6 tonnes.

On the family tree it sits in Turiasauria, among the sauropod dinosaurs.

Close relatives

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