Dinosaur
Zby
Zby has one of the shortest dinosaur names, but belonged to the world of giants.
Zby has one of the shortest dinosaur names, but belonged to the world of giants. This sauropod had a long neck and a body supported by four sturdy legs. Its head was small compared with its trunk and tail, leaving much of the body devoted to supporting and digesting a plant-based diet.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Zby at a glance
- Diet
- Herbivore
- It was a plant eater.
- When it lived
- Jurassic
- Group
- Turiasauria
- Turiasaurs
- Fossil locations
- Portugal
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Zby
The remains were found in Portugal, in Late Jurassic rocks. Its unusually short dinosaur name honors geologist Georges Zbyszewski; the species was named Zby atlanticus.
Its bones place it among turiasaurs, a group of large sauropods distinct from titanosaurs. Two dinosaurs can share long necks and great size without belonging to the same close branch of the family tree.
Its bones place it among turiasaurs, a group of large sauropods distinct from titanosaurs. Two dinosaurs can share long necks and great size without belonging to the same close branch of the family tree.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
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