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Lurdusaurus

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Lurdusaurus

HerbivoreEarly CretaceousEuornithopod

Pronunciation

Lur-du-sore-us

Meaning

Heavy lizard

Type

Euornithopod

Length

9 meters long

Period

Early Cretaceous

Years

21-112 million years ago

Location

Niger

Diet

Herbivore

About Lurdusaurus

Lurdusaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period in what is now Portugal. It is known from fragmentary remains, including a few vertebrae and limb bones, that were discovered in the Lourinhã Formation. Lurdusaurus was a large, long-necked dinosaur that likely reached lengths of up to 20 meters (65 feet) and weighed around 20 tons. It had a small skull with large nostrils and a long, narrow snout. Its teeth were spoon-shaped, which suggests that it may have fed on soft plants such as ferns and horsetails. Lurdusaurus is classified within the group Macronaria, which includes some of the largest and most iconic sauropod dinosaurs, such as Diplodocus and Brachiosaurus.

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