Dinosaur
Dicraeosaurus
Its name alludes to the development of the spines of the vertebrae of the neck and back.
The name Dicraeosaurus highlights the divided spines of some vertebrae.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Dicraeosaurus 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
- Dicraeosauridae
- Dicraeosaurids
- Fossil locations
- Tanzania
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Dicraeosaurus
The name refers to the divided spines of its cervical vertebrae. It was described by Werner Janensch in 1914, within the study of the large deposits of Tanzania.
Its name refers to the development of the spines of the vertebrae of the neck and back. These are details that may seem small compared to the total size of a sauropod, but they are useful for recognizing relationships. The bones of the neck retain more information than their length.
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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- Dicraeosaurus
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- Dicraeosaurus
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- Dicraeosauridae
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