Melanorosaurus was a herbivore (plant-eater) that lived in South Africa
during the Triassic period, about 227 to 221 million years ago.
It was one of the earliest sauropod dinosaurs.
Melanorosaurus was about to 39 feet (12 metres) long.
The first
fossil
specimen was found on the North slope of
Thaba 'Nyama (Black Mountain) in Transkei, South Africa.
The creature's name means "Black Mountain Lizard".
