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QUICK FACTS
 WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Also known as:
Not Available
Etymology:
'Super lizard'
Pronunciation:
super-SAW-rus
DISCOVERY
Supersaurus vivianae
was discovered by Jensen in 1985 in the Morrison Formation of Colorado, USA
VITAL STATISTICS
Time Span:
150.8 - 145.5 mya
Length: 30 - 46 m Weight: 30 - 54 ton Diet: Herbivore CLASSIFICATION
Class:
Sauropsida
Sub-class:
Diapsida
Super-order:
Dinosauria
Order:
Saurischia
Sub-order:
Sauropodomorpha
Infra-order:
Sauropoda
Family:
Diplodocidae
Genus:
Supersaurus
Species:
vivianae
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Supersaurus vivianae
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Supersaurus broadly looked like an oversized Diplodocus, and was one of the largest and longest dinosaurs. Its remains have been discovered in the United States by fossil hunter Jim Jensen.
This animals shoulder blade alone is bigger than a man.
