Barosaurus: quick facts
Barosaurus is a relatively rare sauropod. The first dinosaur to be found in the Black Hills of South Dakota, itsremains have also been found in East Africa suggesting theconnection of the modern Afric
Period
Late Jurassic
Diet
Herbivore
Length
79 feet (24.1 meters)
Weight
50,000 pounds (22,680 kg)
Family
Diplodocidae
Reference background: Natural History Museum, London — Dinosaurs; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs; American Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs & Fossils. Figures are typical published ranges; taxonomy follows the source era and modern consensus is noted where it differs. See our sources & fact-check policy.