Cetiosaurus: quick facts

Found in England, this was the first of the sauropod suborder to be named and described. Originally thought to bea huge crocodile by Sir Richard Owen, because of the whale-likeback vertabrae, this din

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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.