Sauropoda (/ sɔːˈrɒpədə /), whose members are known as sauropods (/ ˈsɔːrəpɒdz /; [1][2] from sauro- + -pod, ' lizard -footed'), is a clade of saurischian ('lizard-hipped') dinosaurs. Sauropods had very long necks, long tails, small heads (relative to the …

2024年12月23日 · Sauropod, any member of the dinosaur subgroup Sauropoda, marked by large size, a long neck and tail, a four-legged stance, and a herbivorous diet. These reptiles were the largest of all dinosaurs and the largest land animals that ever lived.

2023年9月1日 · Of all the animals ever to have roamed the planet, the iconic long-necked, long-tailed dinosaurs known as sauropods stand unrivaled. No other terrestrial creatures have come close to attaining...

Sauropoda is a clade of dinosaurs that consists of roughly 300 species of large, long-necked herbivores and includes the largest terrestrial animals ever to exist. The first sauropod species were named in 1842 by Richard Owen, though at the time, he …

Sauropodomorpha (/ ˌsɔːrəˌpɒdəˈmɔːrfə / [3] SOR-ə-POD-ə-MOR-fə; from Greek, meaning "lizard-footed forms") is an extinct clade of long-necked, herbivorous, saurischian dinosaurs that includes the sauropods and their ancestral relatives.

2024年4月15日 · Sauropod dinosaurs were the largest terrestrial land animals to ever roam the earth. Not only were they big by standards of individual largeness, but much like cattle in modern ecosystems, they were likely a driver of climatic heating through sheer biomass alone.

2019年4月13日 · Sauropods were the true giants of the dinosaur family. Here's a brief overview of sauropod evolution and behavior.

6 天之前 · Dinosaur - Sauropods, Herbivores, Quadrupeds: The Sauropodomorpha group includes the sauropods and the prosauropods. All were plant eaters. They were distinguished by leaf-shaped tooth crowns, a small head, and a long neck. Prosauropoda were found from the Late Triassic to Early Jurassic.

2018年8月13日 · Fossil specimens of these extinct herbivores have been found on every continent. Here’s an introduction to a few stupendous species, including several of the largest animals to ever walk the planet. The Museum’s Apatosaurus, on view in …

Sauropods are one of the most recognizable groups of dinosaurs, and have become a fixture in popular culture due to their large sizes. Complete sauropod fossil finds are rare. Many species, especially the largest, are known only from isolated and disarticulated bones.