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Rhoetosaurus

Rhoetosaurus

Rhoetosaurus brownei

  • Pronounced:   Row - toe - Sore - us
  • Diet:   Herbivorous (Plant-Eaters)
  • Name Means:   "Trojan Lizard"
  • Length:   40 Feet (12 m)
  • Height:   15 Feet (5 m)
  • Weight:   12 tons (10,800 kilos)
  • Time:   Middle Jurassic - 170 mya
Location : Australia

Rhoetosaurus was the first large dinosaur discovered in Australia. At first, it was thought to be very similar to Camarasaurus  but further discoveries have shown that it had a number of differences from the North American dinosaur. Rhoetosaurus was a large, long-necked plant eater.

Known from mostly tail vertebrae and parts of the hip, this dinosaur has been studied a great deal as it represents a rare look at a large Australian dinosaur. Fairly bulky for its overall size, it has been suggested that it could have grown much larger than the current fossil material that has been uncovered indicates.