LegendaryEuropasaurus
Europasaurus holgeri
yoo-ROH-pah-SORE-us· “Europe lizard”
🕰️ Jurassic🌿 herbivore🦴 Brachiosauridae
6.2 m
Length
1.6 m
Height
800 kg
Weight
A dwarf sauropod, only about six metres long — a giant's family shrunk down to size by life on a small prehistoric island.
When
Late Jurassic, ~154 million years ago
Found in
Germany
Discovered
P. Martin Sander, 2006
Did you know?
- It was a dwarf sauropod, tiny for its family at about 6 m long.
- It shrank because it lived on a small island with limited food.
- It is a textbook example of 'island dwarfism'.
Artwork: TotalDino, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.