Real Vulcanodon were relatively small sauropods found in Zimbabwe, Africa, reaching a length of 6.5 metres. When this dinosaur was first discovered, it was thought to be an omnivorous prosauropod (like Plateosaurus or Ammosaurus) due to the discovery of what turned out to be the teeth of an unknown meat-eating dinosaur. The first fossils of Vulcanodon were found between volcanic flows, giving it its name, "volcano tooth".
| Attributes | Values |
|---|
| rdfs:label
| |
| rdfs:comment
| - Real Vulcanodon were relatively small sauropods found in Zimbabwe, Africa, reaching a length of 6.5 metres. When this dinosaur was first discovered, it was thought to be an omnivorous prosauropod (like Plateosaurus or Ammosaurus) due to the discovery of what turned out to be the teeth of an unknown meat-eating dinosaur. The first fossils of Vulcanodon were found between volcanic flows, giving it its name, "volcano tooth".
- Originally, this genus was believed to be a prosauropod because of the knife-shaped teeth found near its fossils, which fit in with the idea that prosauropods were omnivorous. Scientists now know that the teeth belonged to an unidentified theropod that may have scavenged on the Vulcanodon carcass. Vulcanodon is now known to be a true sauropod. Upon the discovery of the related Tazoudasaurus, both animals were unified in the family Vulcanodontidae, though this has not been universally accepted.
- Vulcanodon was named by Michael Raath in 1972. The name points to the fact that the skeleton was found in a small body of sandstone that is sandwiched between two lava flows, and emphasizes the peculiar knife-shaped teeth that are now known to belong to a theropod. The species name, karibaensis, refers to the place of discovery on a small island in Lake Kariba.
|
| sameAs
| |
| dcterms:subject
| |
| abstract
| - Real Vulcanodon were relatively small sauropods found in Zimbabwe, Africa, reaching a length of 6.5 metres. When this dinosaur was first discovered, it was thought to be an omnivorous prosauropod (like Plateosaurus or Ammosaurus) due to the discovery of what turned out to be the teeth of an unknown meat-eating dinosaur. The first fossils of Vulcanodon were found between volcanic flows, giving it its name, "volcano tooth".
- Originally, this genus was believed to be a prosauropod because of the knife-shaped teeth found near its fossils, which fit in with the idea that prosauropods were omnivorous. Scientists now know that the teeth belonged to an unidentified theropod that may have scavenged on the Vulcanodon carcass. Vulcanodon is now known to be a true sauropod. Upon the discovery of the related Tazoudasaurus, both animals were unified in the family Vulcanodontidae, though this has not been universally accepted.
- Vulcanodon was named by Michael Raath in 1972. The name points to the fact that the skeleton was found in a small body of sandstone that is sandwiched between two lava flows, and emphasizes the peculiar knife-shaped teeth that are now known to belong to a theropod. The species name, karibaensis, refers to the place of discovery on a small island in Lake Kariba.
|
![[RDF Data]](/fct/images/sw-rdf-blue.png)