Galeamopus

Field photograph to come

DV-0917Morrison Fm., Wyoming

Galeamopus

DV-0917 · type species Galeamopus hayi

Lived
155 to 143 million years ago, Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
Diet
Herbivore
Group
Sauropods, Diplodocidae
Found in
United States
Named by
Tschopp et al. 2015

Field notes

About Galeamopus

Galeamopus was a plant-eating sauropod that lived in the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous, 155 to 143 million years ago. It belongs to the family Diplodocidae.

The Paleobiology Database lists 6 finds of Galeamopus, from Wyoming and Colorado. Its fossils come from the Morrison Formation. It was named by Tschopp et al. in 2015.

The evidence

Where its fossils were found

Today

6 finds

150 million years ago

Map: C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP

Lived alongside

Found in the same rock formations.

Close relatives

Other members of Diplodocidae.

Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: E. Tschopp, O. Mateus, and R. B. J. Benson. 2015. A specimen-level phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision of Diplodocidae (Dinosauria, Sauropoda). PeerJ 3:e857