Sauropoda (/ s ɔː ˈ r ɒ p ə d ə /), whose members are known as sauropods (/ ˈ s ɔːr ə p ɒ d z /; [1] [2] from sauro-+ -pod, 'lizard-footed'), is a clade of saurischian ('lizard-hipped') dinosaurs. …

Jun 14, 2025 · sauropod, any member of the dinosaur subgroup Sauropoda, marked by large size, a long neck and tail, a four-legged stance, and a herbivorous diet. These reptiles were …

Sep 1, 2023 · There's a human element holding back the sauropod fossil record as well. A paleontologist can spend a field expedition digging up just a handful of sauropod bones or, in …

Apr 15, 2024 · However, studies of the microanatomy of sauropod limbs shows that they grew at a rate closer to mammals, with adult size possibly achieved by 30 years. Advanced growth …

May 21, 2024 · Sauropoda is one of the two great lineages of herbivorous dinosaurs alongside Ornithischia, which includes duck-billed dinosaurs, triceratops, stegosaurus, and many others. …

May 27, 2024 · Sauropoda was a massive, long-necked dinosaur that holds the distinction of being the largest land animal to ever walk the planet. This group includes some of the most …

Aug 13, 2018 · Apatosaurus. Apatosaurus may be one of the best-known sauropod species, though it’s just as likely you first heard about this late Jurassic giant under another name: …

The Sauropoda include the largest animals ever to walk on land. These gigantic herbivores reaches lengths of 15 to 25 metres or more (the very largest may have reached 45 metres) …

Apr 13, 2019 · Sauropods reached the peak of their eminence toward the end of the Jurassic period, 150 million years ago. Fully grown adults had a relatively easy ride, since these 25- or …

The first phylogenetic definition of Sauropoda was produced in 1997 by Salgado and colleagues. They defined the clade as a node-based taxon, containing “the most recent shared ancestor of …