Dinosaur
Spinophorosaurus
Spinophorosaurus was a long-necked sauropod known from substantial skeletal material.
Spinophorosaurus was a long-necked sauropod known from substantial skeletal material. Its anatomy is important for understanding the early diversification of these large four-legged plant eaters.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Spinophorosaurus at a glance
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Its feeding anatomy is interpreted as adapted to plant food.
- When it lived
- Middle Jurassic
- Group
- Sauropoda
- Sauropoda
Beyond the game
The real Spinophorosaurus
Spinophorosaurus was a long-necked sauropod known from substantial skeletal material. Its anatomy is important for understanding the early diversification of these large four-legged plant eaters.
The skeleton is useful for comparisons of early sauropod anatomy. Its tail-end reconstruction has also attracted attention in studies of the animal’s distinctive features.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: Paleobiology Database and linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
Explore the references behind this profile.
- A New Basal Sauropod Dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Niger and the Early Evolution of Sauropoda
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