Abydosaurus
Field photograph to come
Abydosaurus
DV-0715
- Lived
- 101 to 94 million years ago, Late Cretaceous
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Group
- Sauropods, Brachiosauridae
- Found in
- United States
- Named by
- Chure et al. 2010
Field notes
About Abydosaurus
Abydosaurus was a plant-eating sauropod that lived in the Late Cretaceous, 101 to 94 million years ago. It belongs to the family Brachiosauridae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Abydosaurus, from Utah. Its fossils come from the Cedar Mountain Formation. It was named by Chure et al. in 2010.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
95 million years ago
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Brachiosauridae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: D. J. Chure, B. B. Britt, and J. A. Whitlock, J. A. Wilson. 2010. First complete sauropod dinosaur skull from the Cretaceous of the Americas and the evolution of sauropod dentition. Naturwissenschaften