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QUICK FACTS
 WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Also known as:
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Etymology:
Niger lizard
Pronunciation:
nee-ZHAER-SAWR-us
DISCOVERY
Nigersaurus taqueti
was discovered by Sereno in 1999 in the Elrhaz Formation of Agadez, Niger
VITAL STATISTICS
Time Span:
125 - 112 mya
Length: 15 m Weight: 8 - 9 ton Diet: Herbivore CLASSIFICATION
Class:
Sauropsida
Sub-class:
Diapsida
Super-order:
Dinosauria
Order:
Saurischia
Sub-order:
Sauropodomorpha
Infra-order:
Sauropoda
Family:
Rebbachisauridae
Genus:
Nigersaurus
Species:
taqueti
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It was a primitive long-necked dinosaur with a small head ending in a broadly squared-off snout and numerous small teeth.
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