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All Sauropods were vegetarians. Their teeth
were made for chewing leaves.
Plateosaurus
Plateosaurus
(small dinosaur at right) "Flat Reptile" was small as far as the Sauropods
go - only 23 feet long. It is significant because it is one of the
early species, a prosauropod.. It lived about 220 million
years ago. They walked on all fours, but some could raise up on
their hind legs to reach high branches. Many of their fossils have
been found together, leading scientists to believe that they lived in
herds. Replica is 7.5" long.
No. LRP11-PS. Only $6.95
Brachiosaurus
One of the largest, heaviest and longest dinosaurs, the "arm lizard"
resembled a massive giraffe. It seems to have been designed for
eating leaves from high trees, but some scientists think it lacked muscles
for raising it neck as steeply as a giraffe. Today it is thought
that this Sauropod stood at the edge of the woods swinging its head up and
down and sideways as its chisel shaped teeth cut a swatch through all
vegetation. Fossils have been found in America and Africa. It
lived 153-111 years ago. Replica is 22" long.
No. LRP11-BR. Only $29.95 |
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Diplodocus
The longest complete dinosaur skeleton found so far is that of the the
Diplodocus. The name means "double beam," because it was so massive
that it resembled a walking suspension bridge. It was longer than a
tennis court. It lived 150 million years ago. Fossils have
been found in the western United States. It exhibits so many classic
characteristics, that it is sometimes regarded as the classic or typical
Sauropod.
The replica is 24" long.
No. LRP11-DP.
Only $27.95 |
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