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Barosaurus


TYPE SPECIES: B. lentus, Marsh, 1890
OTHER SPECIES: B. africanus, Fraas, 1908 (as "Gigantosaurus")
B. affinis, Marsh 1899 [dubious name]=B. lentus
B. gracilis, Janensch, 1961=B. africanus
SYNONYMS: "Gigantosaurus"
CLASSIFICATION:
Ornithodira
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Sauropodomorpha
Sauropoda
Diplocimorpha
Diplocidae

LENGTH: 20-27 meters (65-88 feet)

TIME PERIOD: Kimmeridgian to Tithonian (Late Jurassic)

LOCATION: Western USA (B. lentus), Tanzania (B. africanus)

ABOUT: A very long-necked sauropod.