Dicraeosaurus

This dinosaur is named 'forked lizard' because of the forked spines in its backbone.

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:: Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Diplodocoidea, Dicraeosauridae
Named by:: Janensch (1914)
Type species:: hansemanni

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