Unlike most diplodocoids, Dicraeosaurus had a large head with a relatively short and wide neck. The neck contained 12 unusually short vertebrae, so it could probably browse vegetation only from ground level to a height of about 3 metres (9.8 ft).[1] It also lacked the whiplash tail that other diplodocids had. It was smaller, at only reached 41 feet (12 m) in length. It gets its name, which means two-forked lizard, from the spines that came from the vertebrae. They were not straight as in some members of the family. Each one was “Y” shaped, like a fork. These spines also provided muscle attachment points.
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| - Unlike most diplodocoids, Dicraeosaurus had a large head with a relatively short and wide neck. The neck contained 12 unusually short vertebrae, so it could probably browse vegetation only from ground level to a height of about 3 metres (9.8 ft).[1] It also lacked the whiplash tail that other diplodocids had. It was smaller, at only reached 41 feet (12 m) in length. It gets its name, which means two-forked lizard, from the spines that came from the vertebrae. They were not straight as in some members of the family. Each one was “Y” shaped, like a fork. These spines also provided muscle attachment points.
- Dicraeosaurus lived in the Late Jurassic. It was herbivorous; however, it didn’t compete with other dinosaurs for vegetation. Fossils have been discovered in the rocks of Tendaguru Hill in Tanzania. The rocks also yield fossils of Giraffatitan and Kentrosaurus. As there was a distinct difference in size between these animals, they would probably have browsed for vegetation at different levels, allowing them to co-exist without significant competition.
- Dicraeosaurus ("two-forked lizard") was a sauropod dinosaur. It lived in Africa, and in many ways it was the local counterpart of the North American Diplodocus.
- thumb|400pxSe caracterizaba por tener el cuello relativamente corto y una cola larga. Las apófisis elevadas de las vértebras tenían forma de Y, en la hendidura se insertaban los ligamentos que permitían subir y bajar el cuello como una grúa, y también tenía una especie de espinas, parecidas a las del Amargasaurus, en las que se cree que había piel bastante irrigada para calentar el cuerpo. En las exuberantes selvas de helechos gigantes, coníferas y palmeras, los Dicraeosaurus devoraban plantas y semillas. Este dinosaurio tenía el cuello largo y una cola estrecha y flexible en forma de látigo, y tenía unos grandes incisivos. El Dicraeosaurus tenía la cabeza pequeña en relación con el tamaño de su cuerpo. Los ojos y las fosas nasales tambíen eran pequeñas. Como herbívoro, seguramente sufría
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| - Unlike most diplodocoids, Dicraeosaurus had a large head with a relatively short and wide neck. The neck contained 12 unusually short vertebrae, so it could probably browse vegetation only from ground level to a height of about 3 metres (9.8 ft).[1] It also lacked the whiplash tail that other diplodocids had. It was smaller, at only reached 41 feet (12 m) in length. It gets its name, which means two-forked lizard, from the spines that came from the vertebrae. They were not straight as in some members of the family. Each one was “Y” shaped, like a fork. These spines also provided muscle attachment points.
- thumb|400pxSe caracterizaba por tener el cuello relativamente corto y una cola larga. Las apófisis elevadas de las vértebras tenían forma de Y, en la hendidura se insertaban los ligamentos que permitían subir y bajar el cuello como una grúa, y también tenía una especie de espinas, parecidas a las del Amargasaurus, en las que se cree que había piel bastante irrigada para calentar el cuerpo. En las exuberantes selvas de helechos gigantes, coníferas y palmeras, los Dicraeosaurus devoraban plantas y semillas. Este dinosaurio tenía el cuello largo y una cola estrecha y flexible en forma de látigo, y tenía unos grandes incisivos. El Dicraeosaurus tenía la cabeza pequeña en relación con el tamaño de su cuerpo. Los ojos y las fosas nasales tambíen eran pequeñas. Como herbívoro, seguramente sufría el ataque de grandes carnívoros. No tenía armadura ósea ni garras para defenderse de los depredadores, pero quizás usara su cola a modo de látigo. Aunque quizás podía tener la velocidad suficiente para escapar. En 1907 se descubrieron en tanzania numerosos huesos desconocidos hasta entonces. Entre ellos estaban los restos del Dicraeosaurus, que no recibió nombre hasta 1935. Categoría:Reptiles Categoría:Dinosaurios Categoría:Saurisquios Categoría:Saurópodos Categoría:Dicraeosaurios Categoría:Fauna del Jurásico
- Dicraeosaurus lived in the Late Jurassic. It was herbivorous; however, it didn’t compete with other dinosaurs for vegetation. Fossils have been discovered in the rocks of Tendaguru Hill in Tanzania. The rocks also yield fossils of Giraffatitan and Kentrosaurus. As there was a distinct difference in size between these animals, they would probably have browsed for vegetation at different levels, allowing them to co-exist without significant competition.
- Dicraeosaurus ("two-forked lizard") was a sauropod dinosaur. It lived in Africa, and in many ways it was the local counterpart of the North American Diplodocus.
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