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Dinosaurs

Plateosaurus

PLAT-ee-o-SOR-us
Plateosaurus engelhardti

Plateosaurus

dinosaurs
Body Type

Sauropod

Type

Sauropodomorpha

Meaning

flat lizard

Length

7m

Weight

4000kg

Taxanomy
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Prosauropoda, Plateosauria, Plateosauridae, Plateosaurus
Found In
France, Germany, Switzerland
Range
228-209 mya
Diet
Herbivorous
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Information
Plateosaurus had 5-fingered hands and a large thumb claw, which may have been for defence or for collecting food. Finds in Germany suggest that this dinosaur may have lived in herds.
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