HardPlateosaurus
Plateosaurus trossingensis
PLAT-ee-oh-SORE-us· “broad lizard”
🕰️ Triassic🌿 herbivore🦴 Plateosauridae
8 m
Length
3 m
Height
3.5 t
Weight
A large early plant-eater that reared up on its hind legs to browse high foliage. An ancestor-type of the giant long-necked sauropods, it was one of the first big dinosaurs.
When
Late Triassic, ~214–204 million years ago
Found in
Germany
Discovered
Hermann von Meyer, 1837
Did you know?
- It was one of the very first dinosaurs ever scientifically named, back in the 1830s.
- Dozens of skeletons have been dug from European 'dinosaur graveyards'.
- It walked on two legs but had a long neck and small head like its giant sauropod cousins.
Artwork: TotalDino, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.