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Prosauropod Dinosaurs
The Prosauropoda dinosaurs
were a infraorder of the the
Saurischian
dinosaurs.
Together with the
Sauropods,
they form the Sauropodomorpha suborder of
Saurischia.
Some of the better-known Prosauropod dinosaurs include
Massospondylus and
Plateosaurus
Prosauropods first appeared during the later part of
Triassic period,
remained successful into the early
Jurassic period,
but became extinct by the
middle Jurassic.
This infraorder was once thought to be ancestral to
Sauropods
(hence the name "Prosauropoda", which means
"before Sauropoda"),
but today they are considered to be a parallel sister-lineage.
Prosauropods were herbivores (plant-eaters). They had a long neck and small head.
Their forelimbs were equipped with a thumb claw (probably used for defense),
and were shorter than their hind limbs.
Most species were semi-bipedal (able to talk on two legs at least some of
the time), but some Prosauropods like
Riojasaurus
were fully quadrupedal (walking on four legs).
Prosauropods first appeared during the Triassic period and survived until the early Jurassic period
Types of Prosauropod Dinosaur
Here is a list of some Prosauropod dinosaurs:
Related Information & Resources
See Also
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This book consists of articles from Wikia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Prosauropods, Sauropods, Aetonyx, Anchisauria, Coloradisaurus, Euskelosaurus, Fulengia, Gyposaurus, Lessemsaurus, Massospondylidae, Massospondylus, Mussaurus, Plateosauravus, Plateosauria, Plateosaurus, Prosauropoda, Riojasauridae, Ruehleia, Sellosaurus, Yunnanosaurus, Adeopapposaurus, Asylosaurus, Cetiosaurus, Efraasia, Glacialisaurus, Panphagia, Saturnalia, Thecodontosaurus, Ammosaurus, Anchisauridae, Anchisaurus, Antetonitrus, Aragosaurus, Asiatosaurus, Blikanasauridae, Blikanasaurus, Borealosaurus, Camarasaurus, Camelotia, Campylodoniscus, Cetiosaurus, Chinshakiangosaurus, Dachongosaurus, Damalasaurus, Diamantinasaurus, Diplodocidae, Euhelopodidae, Euhelopus, Hisanohamasaurus, Jobaria, Kunmingosaurus, Lancanjiangosaurus, Megacervixosaurus, Moabosaurus, Protognathosaurus, Ruyangosaurus, Saltasaurus, Sauropoda, Sauropodus, Sugiyamasaurus, Wintonotitan, Yibinosaurus, Yunxiansaurus. Excerpt: Aetonyx (meaning "eagle claw", referring to its claws, which were like those of an eagle (Greek αετος/aëtos = eagle + ονυξ/onyx = claw) was the name given to the fossilized remains of Early Jurassic dinosaur which lived around 198 million years ago during the Hettangian stage. It used to be classified as a carnosaur, but has since been identified with Massospondylus, a prosauropod. Aetonyx is now, therefore, an invalid name. Before the confusion was clarified, the type species was recorded as A. palustris. It was named by Robert Broom (1866 - 1951), South African palaeontologist, in 1911. The fossil was found in South Africa. Anchisauria is a clade of sauropodomorph dinosaurs that lived during the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic. The name Anchisauria was first used by Galton and Upchurch in the second edition of The Dinosauria. Galton and Upchurch assigned two families of dinosaurs to the Anchisauria: the Anchisauridae and the Melanorosauridae, of which Anchisaurus and Melanorosaur... |
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Hephaestus Books represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Hephaestus Books continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. This particular book is a collaboration focused on Prosauropods.
More info: Prosauropoda or prosauropods (sg. ) were a group of early herbivorous dinosaurs that lived during the Triassic and early Jurassic periods. They were frequently the predominant herbivore in their environment, and quickly reached large size, from . All prosauropods had a long neck and small head, forelimbs shorter than the hindlimbs, and a very large thumb claw (inherited from the thecodontosaurs) for defense. Most were bipedal, although at least one large form (Riojasaurus) was quadrupedal. They were originally thought to be the ancestors of the sauropods, but are now considered a parallel lineage. |
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Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University
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