Camarasaurus: quick facts
Camarasaurus is the best known sauropod found in North America and the most abundant of fossils in the LateJurassic. A complete, nearly perfect skeleton of a juvenile, 17-feet (5.2-meters) long, was f
Period
Late Jurassic
Diet
Herbivore
Length
60 feet (18.3 meters)
Weight
40,000 lbs (18,144 kg)
Family
Camarasauridae
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.