- Sauropoda - Wikipedia
Sauropods had very long necks, long tails, small heads (relative to the rest of their body), and four thick, pillar-like legs They are notable for the enormous sizes attained by some species, and the group includes the largest animals to have ever lived on land
- Gigantic Herbivores, Long Necks Unique Limbs - Britannica
Sauropods and theropods were saurischian dinosaurs The sauropods evolved into several major subgroups: Cetiosauridae, Brachiosauridae (including Brachiosaurus), Camarasauridae (including Camarasaurus), Diplodocidae (including Diplodocus and Apatosaurus), and Titanosauridae
- Sauropods | A Guide to the Largest Dinosaurs to Ever Live
Sauropod dinosaurs were the largest terrestrial land animals to ever roam the earth Not only were they big by standards of individual largeness, but much like cattle in modern ecosystems, they were likely a driver of climatic heating through sheer biomass alone But how did sauropods get so big?
- Sauropods Guide: Long-Necked Dinsoaurs | AMNH
The huge plant-eating dinosaurs known as sauropods are well-known for their long necks and tails, and fossil specimens have been found on every continent © AMNH
- Sauropod - Sauropoda - One of the most popular dinosaurs.
Sauropods were the largest land animals of all time They are best known for their very long necks and tails They lived in the Jurassic Cretaceous periods
- What are Sauropods? (with picture) - AllTheScience
Sauropods are famous for being the largest land animals in the history of life on Earth Sauropods first emerged in the late Triassic period, 200 million years ago The first sauropods were small by sauropod standards — 5 m (16 ft) in length, and a few meters tall, weighing about a ton
- Sauropoda - University of California Museum of Paleontology
Sauropods are a subgroup of the saurischian, or "lizard-hipped," dinosaurs This group of quadrupedal (four-legged), herbivorous animals had a relatively simple body plan which varied only slightly throughout the group
- How Sauropod Dinosaurs Became the Biggest Land Animals Again and Again
Of all the animals ever to have roamed the planet, the iconic long-necked, long-tailed dinosaurs known as sauropods stand unrivaled No other terrestrial creatures have come close to attaining
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