Cedarosaurus

Field photograph to come

DV-0435Cedar Mountain Fm., Utah

Cedarosaurus

DV-0435 · type species Cedarosaurus weiskopfae

Lived
137 to 110 million years ago, Early Cretaceous
Diet
Herbivore
Group
Sauropods, Brachiosauridae
Found in
United States
Named by
Tidwell et al. 1999

Field notes

About Cedarosaurus

Cedarosaurus was a plant-eating sauropod that lived in the Early Cretaceous, 137 to 110 million years ago. It belongs to the family Brachiosauridae.

The Paleobiology Database lists 3 finds of Cedarosaurus, from Utah and Texas. Its fossils come from rocks including the Cedar Mountain Formation and the Paluxy Formation. It was named by Tidwell et al. in 1999.

The evidence

Where its fossils were found

Today

3 finds

125 million years ago

Map: C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP

Lived alongside

Found in the same rock formations.

Close relatives

Other members of Brachiosauridae.

Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: V. Tidwell, K. Carpenter, and W. Brooks. 1999. New sauropod from the Lower Cretaceous of Utah, USA. Oryctos 2:21-37