Rhoetosaurus

Pronunciation:
reet-oh-sore-us
Name meaning:
'Rhoetan lizard'
Rhoetosaurus
Type of dinosaur:
sauropod
Length:
15.0m
Diet:
herbivorous
When it lived:
Mid Jurassic, 177-169 million years ago
Found in:
Australia

Only a partial skeleton of Rhoetosaurus has been found.

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda
Named by:
Longman (1926)
Type species:
brownei