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Barapasaurus

Barapasaurus

Barapasaurus tagorei

  • Pronounced:   bar - App - ah - Sore - us
  • Diet:   Herbivore (Plant-Eater)
  • Name Means:   "Big Leg Lizard"
  • Length:   60 feet (18 m)
  • Height:   20 feet (6 m)
  • Weight:   10 tons (9,000 kilos)
  • Time:   Early Jurassic - 180 MYA
Location : India

Barapasaurus was one of the earliest of the giant, long-necked plant-eaters. It is very well known because many different individuals have been found. The only trouble is, no head has been discovered, so its complete look remains a mystery.

The bone bed where Barapasaurus was discovered contained the remains of as many as 300 sauropod specimens. Consequently, the composite skeleton constructed from these fossils may have some proportional errors.