Very HardAlamosaurus
Alamosaurus sanjuanensis
AL-ah-moh-SORE-us· “Ojo Alamo lizard”
🕰️ Cretaceous🌿 herbivore🦴 Titanosauria
30 m
Length
7 m
Height
38 t
Weight
A colossal long-necked titanosaur, one of the very last giant sauropods in North America and among the largest animals ever to walk the continent.
When
Late Cretaceous, ~70–66 million years ago
Found in
United States
Discovered
Charles Gilmore, 1922
Did you know?
- It was one of the biggest dinosaurs ever found in North America.
- It was among the last giant long-necked dinosaurs before the extinction.
- Like other titanosaurs, it may have had bony armour studs in its skin.
Artwork: TotalDino, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.