Species
Valid Extinct

Supersaurus vivianae

Jensen 1985

No Wikipedia summary available.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
4
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Saurischia Unranked clade
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Sauropodomorpha Unranked clade
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Massopoda Unranked clade
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Sauropodiformes Unranked clade
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Sauropoda Unranked clade
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Gravisauria Unranked clade
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Eusauropoda Unranked clade
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Neosauropoda Unranked clade
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Diplodocoidea Unranked clade
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Diplodocimorpha Unranked clade
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Flagellicaudata Unranked clade
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Diplodocidae Unranked clade
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Diplodocinae Unranked clade
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Supersaurus Genus
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Supersaurus vivianae Species
Fossil sites 4 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
4
Geological formations
Morrison
4
Temporal distribution
Tithonian (149.2–143.1 Ma)
4
Synonyms (2)
Dystylosaurus edwini subjective synonym of Supersaurus vivianae
Ultrasauros macintoshi subjective synonym of Supersaurus vivianae
Bibliography
Original description
J. A. Jensen. 1985. Three new sauropod dinosaurs from the Upper Jurassic of Colorado. The Great Basin Naturalist 45(4):697-709
Bibliography (2)
D. Lovelace, S. Hartman, and W. R. Wahl. 2005. Revised osteology of Supersaurus vivianae. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25(3, suppl.):84A-85A
J. A. Jensen. 1985. Three new sauropod dinosaurs from the Upper Jurassic of Colorado. The Great Basin Naturalist 45(4):697-709