Adamantisaurus facts for kids
Quick facts for kids AdamantisaurusTemporal range: Late Cretaceous
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Suborder: | †Sauropodomorpha |
| Clade: | †Sauropoda |
| Clade: | †Titanosauria |
| Clade: | †Lithostrotia |
| Clade: | †Aeolosaurini |
| Genus: | †Adamantisaurus Santucci & Bertini, 2006 |
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Adamantisaurus ( AD-ə-man-ti-SAWR-əs) is a type of dinosaur that lived in what is now Brazil. Its name means "Adamantina lizard," referring to the Adamantina Formation where its fossils were found. This dinosaur was a sauropod, which means it was a very large plant-eating dinosaur with a long neck and tail.
Scientists believe Adamantisaurus was a titanosaur, a group of huge sauropods. It lived during the Late Cretaceous period, which was about 100 to 66 million years ago.
What We Know About Adamantisaurus
We don't know a lot about Adamantisaurus because only a few bones have been found. So far, scientists have only discovered six tail vertebrae (bones from the tail). These bones help us understand that it was a sauropod, but they don't tell us much about its exact size or appearance.
Because it was a sauropod, we can guess that Adamantisaurus was a very large animal. It likely had a long neck to reach high leaves and a long tail for balance. Most sauropods walked on four thick, pillar-like legs.
Where It Lived
The fossils of Adamantisaurus were found in Brazil, in a place called the Adamantina Formation. This area was part of a large continent called Gondwana during the Late Cretaceous period. The environment back then was likely warm and lush, with plenty of plants for large dinosaurs like Adamantisaurus to eat.
See also
In Spanish: Adamantisaurus mezzalirai para niños
