Supersaurus

Supersaurus
Classification
Name	Supersaurus vivianae
Name Meaning	Super Lizard
Species	Dinosaur
Family	Diplodocidae
Diet	Herbivore
Physiology
Description	Giant sauropod dinosaurs similar in appearance to Diplodocus
Attributes	Long neck; long tail; iguana-like spikes on back; longest sauropod dinosaur similar to Diplodocus
Height	15 meters (50 ft)
Length	110 ft.
Weight	80,000 lbs
Biography
Era	Late Jurassic
Time	155 to 145 MYA
Discovered	1985
Locations	North America

Supersaurus (name meaning "Super Lizard") is a genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur that originated during the Late Jurassic in what is now North America. Measuring 35 meters long and weighing 50 tons, this massive sauropod shared the Jurassic floodplains with the similarly-built Apatosaurus and Diplodocus.

In the episode "Land of Giants II: Ballad of Big Al", a small herd of Supersaurus (consisting of seven adults, and four sub-adults) were brought to the park from Late Jurassic Wyoming, 150 million years ago. They reside in the Sauropod Grasslands Enclosure with many of their fellow sauropod relatives.

Facts

Physical Attributes

Supersaurus skeleton

Gallery

Trivia

• The sound effects of Supersaurus are stock dinosaur along with bull, camel, and elephant sounds.