Sauroposeidon

Sauroposeidon
Classification
Name	Sauroposeidon proteles
Name Meaning	Lizard Earthquake God
Species	Dinosaur
Family	Brachiosauridae
Diet	Herbivore
Physiology
Description	Enormous sauropod with a vertical neck and nasal crest that feeds high in trees similar to Brachiosaurus
Attributes	Enormous size; long, vertical neck; nasal crest; large forelimbs similar to Brachiosaurus
Height	23 ft.
Length	34 m (112 ft)
Weight	60 t (12,0000 Ibs)
Biography
Era	Early Cretaceous
Time	127 to 110 MYA
Discovered	1994
Locations	North America

Sauroposeidon (name meaning: Lizard Earthquake God) is a genus of sauropod dinosaur known from several incomplete specimens including a bone bed and fossilized trackways that have been found in the U.S. states of Oklahoma, Wyoming, and Texas.

In the Series 2 episode "Master of the Skies", several Sauroposeidons were brought to the park from Early Cretaceous North America, 127 million years ago. They reside in the Sauropod Savannah enclosure with many of their fellow sauropod relatives.

Facts

Era & Discovery

Sauroposeidon lived during the Early Cretaceous period, around 127 – 110 million years ago. Perhaps one of the largest animals of its environment, it shared its environment with dinosaurs and other creatures like Iguanodon as well as Polacanthus, Ornithocheirus, Deinonychus, and the mighty Utahraptor.

Physical Attributes

Sauroposeidon stood 34 meters tall and weighed 60 tons, making them the tallest dinosaur that had ever existed.

Like Brachiosaurus, Sauroposeidon's massive size would dwarf any living animal today including modern elephants. However despite their large size, they had very small brains and mostly did everything by instinct. Like many sauropods, Sauroposeidon laid in their eggs in a nest and leaves them. They had long necks to reach the treetops and would eat anything that grows on them.

Their only defense was their size, because when they become adults their massive bodies protects them from predators. However juveniles who often lived separately from the herd were prey items for predators such as Deinonychus.

Sauroposeidon skeleton

Behavior & Traits

Like many sauropods, Sauroposeidon lived in herds for protection. However juvenile often lived alone in woods until they get older.

Gallery

A Sauroposeidon herd migrating to find food.

A Sauroposeidon browsing on treetops.

A Sauroposeidon laying it's eggs.

Sauroposeidon hatchlings climbing out of their nest.

A juvenile Sauroposeidon being attcked by a pack of Deinonychus.

Trivia

• Sauroposeidon is the third-largest sauropod dinosaur brought to the park.
• Sauroposeidon is the tallest dinosaur brought to the park.
• The sound effects of Sauroposeidon are that of stock dinosaur as well as bull, camel, and horse.