Brachytrachelopan

Name: Brachytrachelopan

Pronounced: Brak-e-trak-el-o-pan

Meaning: Short necked Pan

Type: Sauropod

Length: 10 meters long

Diet: Herbivore

Period: Mid Jurassic

Years: 150 million years ago

Location: Argentina

Description: Brachytrachelopan is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic Period, about 150-145 million years ago. It was a small to medium-sized herbivore, with an estimated length of about 23-30 feet and a weight of about 1000-1500 pounds. Brachytrachelopan had a long, slender neck and a small head with a beak and small, peg-like teeth. It also had a long, whip-like tail, which it may have used as a weapon to defend itself against predators. Its body was probably covered in a layer of tough, scaly skin. Brachytrachelopan was discovered in Argentina in the 2000s, and was named by paleontologists in 2007. It is considered a member of the diplodocid group of sauropods, which also includes species such as Diplodocus and Apatosaurus. Brachytrachelopan is known from a single well-preserved fossil specimen, which includes a partial skeleton and skull. This specimen has helped paleontologists learn more about the anatomy and behavior of this dinosaur. It is thought to be closely related to other diplodocids such as Dicraeosaurus and Supersaurus.

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