Ohmdenosaurus

Say it like this: “OHM-den-o-SAWR-us”

Ohmdenosaurus liasicus

Ohmdenosaurus ate plants and walked on four legs. It lived in the Early Jurassic. Bones have been found in Germany.

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When: Early Jurassic (Toarcian) · roughly 184.2 to 174.7 million years ago
Named in: 1978 · Wild, R.
Hip height: Not established
Length: 3–4 m · 10–13 ft
Weight: Not established
Found in: Germany · Posidonia Shale
Food and walking: Herbivore · Four legs
Kind: long-neck giant · Sauropod
Family branch: Sauropoda

The story in short

The genus Ohmdenosaurus dates to 1978, the year R. Wild described it. The name means “ohmden lizard.”

It lived in the Early Jurassic (Toarcian), roughly 184.2 to 174.7 million years ago. Finds come from Germany, including the Posidonia Shale Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.

Published estimates put Ohmdenosaurus at a length near 3–4 m.

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

Close relatives

Aepisaurus

Aepisaurus elephantinus

Early Cretaceous (Albian) · roughly 113.2 to 100.5 million years ago

Amygdalodon

Amygdalodon patagonicus

Early Jurassic (Pliensbachian · Toarcian) · roughly 192.9 to 174.7 million years ago

Archaeodontosaurus

Archaeodontosaurus descouensi

Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) · roughly 168.2 to 165.3 million years ago