Sauroposeidon

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sauroposeidon
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dinosaur
sauropod
gptkbp:clade gptkb:Titanosauriformes
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Mathew_J._Wedel
gptkbp:describedYear 2000
gptkbp:diet herbivore
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:Oklahoma
gptkb:Texas
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Wyoming
gptkbp:family gptkb:Brachiosauridae
gptkbp:fossil gptkb:bone
gptkbp:fossilRange gptkb:Aptian
gptkbp:height 16–18 meters
gptkbp:holotype gptkb:OMNH_53062
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sauroposeidon
gptkbp:length 27–34 meters
gptkbp:location gptkb:Antlers_Formation
gptkbp:namedAfter Poseidon (Greek god of earthquakes)
gptkbp:nameMeaning lizard earthquake god
gptkbp:notableFor one of the tallest known dinosaurs
gptkbp:order gptkb:Saurischia
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Brachiosaurus
gptkb:Giraffatitan
gptkbp:residesIn gptkb:Early_Cretaceous
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Sauropodomorpha
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:genus
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Sauroposeidon_proteles
gptkbp:weight 40–60 tonnes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:State_of_Texas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5