Dinosaur
Camarasaurus
It shared the Morrison Formation with other large sauropods, such as Diplodocus and Brachiosaurus.
The numerous specimens of Camarasaurus allow us to compare animals of different ages and observe how they changed as they grew.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Camarasaurus at a glance
- Diet
- Herbivore
- A plant-based diet is inferred from its anatomy and comparisons with related animals; not all herbivores ate the same plants.
- When it lived
- Jurassic
- Group
- Camarasauridae
- Camarasaurids
- Fossil locations
- Colorado, Wyoming
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Camarasaurus
Hundreds of specimens are known, including almost complete skeletons and various ages. Its robust skull and spoon-shaped teeth gave it a way of feeding different from that of other sauropods.
It shared the Morrison Formation with other large sauropods, such as Diplodocus and Brachiosaurus. Its teeth and skull help differentiate it from other large herbivores in the same environment. Sharing a landscape does not mean eating in the same way.
This grouping describes evolutionary relationships. Its members share ancestors; they do not form a chain in which one must turn into another.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
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- Camarasaurus
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- Camarasauridae
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