Massospondylus

Name: Massospondylus

Pronounced: Mas-so-spon-de-lus

Meaning: longer vertebra

Type: Sauropod

Length: 4 - 6 meters long

Diet: Omnivore

Period: Early Jurassic

Years: 208-204 million years ago

Location: Lesotho

Description: Massospondylus is a genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period, about 193 to 183 million years ago. It was a relatively small dinosaur, measuring about 5 to 6 meters (16 to 20 feet) in length and weighing about 1 tonne. Massospondylus had a long neck and tail, and walked on four sturdy legs. It had a small head with a long, slender snout and small, leaf-shaped teeth, suggesting that it may have been a herbivore. Massospondylus is known from several well-preserved specimens found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.

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