FOSSILS SPECIMEN: SAUROPOD DINOSAURS
Fossils are defined as any evidence of prehistoric life. There are two types of fossils: Body Fossils include remains of skeletal bones, shell, carapace, test and teeth. Trace Fossils are clues the organism existed such as foot prints, tracks, burrows and coprolites (fossil dung).
Sauropodmorpha meaning “lizard foot form”, includes the largest terrestrial animals in Earth’s history and are commonly called the “long necked dinosaurs”. All sauropodmorphs are know to be herbivours based on the shape and wear of thier teeth. To see my sauropodmorph models and toys click here.
Phylum: Chordata – Class: Reptilia – Clade: Archosaur – Clade: Dinosauria – Order: Saurischia – Suborder: Sauropodomorpha “lizard foot form”
(long neck dinosaurs)
Upper Triassic to Upper Cretaceous

Diplodocus Skull
(Model)
Upper Jurassic
Morison Formation, United States

Diplodocus Toe Claw
(Model)
Upper Jurassic
Morison Formation, United States

Diplodocus Toe Claw
(Model)
Upper Jurassic
Morison Formation, United States

Camarsaurus Tooth (Side)
(Model)
Upper Jurassic
Morrison Formation, United States

Camarsaurus Tooth (Front)
(Model)
Upper Jurassic
Morrison Formation, United States

Camarsaurus Tooth (Back)
(Model)
Upper Jurassic
Morrison Formation, United States

Camarsaurus Skull
(Model)
Upper Jurassic
Morrison Formation, United States

Dinosaur Gastrolith
(Stomach Stones)
Late Jurassic Period
Colorado to Utah, United States