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Dinosaurs

Dicraeosaurus

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Dicraeosaurus hansemanni

Dicraeosaurus

dinosaurs
Body Type

Sauropod

Type

Sauropoda

Meaning

forked lizard

Length

20m

Weight

-

Taxanomy
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Eusauropoda, Neosauropoda, Diplodocoidea, Dicraeosauridae, Dicraeosaurus
Found In
Tanzania
Range
155-151 mya
Diet
Herbivorous
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Information
This dinosaur is named 'forked lizard' because of the forked spines in its backbone.
Alternate Names