Haplocanthosaurus: quick facts
Haplocanthosaurus is the most primitive sauropod yetdiscovered in North America and the only known representative of the basal sauropods of the group Cetiosauridae. Found inColorado, Wyoming and Utah,
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.