Cedarosaurus
Field photograph to come
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
125 million years ago
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