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Volkheimeria

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Mounted Parasaurolophus skeleton, a crested duck-billed dinosaur — Photo: Lisa Andres from Riverside, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Pronunciation

VOL-kye-MEE-ree-ah

Name means

Volkheimer's Lizard

Diet

Herbivore

Posture

Quadrupedal

Length

22 feet (6.7 meters)

Height

8 feet (2.4 meters)

Order: Saurischia · Suborder: Sauropodomorpha · Infraorder: Sauropoda · Family: Brachiosauridae

Volkheimeria is less than half as large as Patagosaurusand with more primitive spinal bones. Named in honor of Wolfgang Volkheimer, Argentine paleontologist.

Reconstructed skeleton of a titanosaur, among the largest land animals — Photo: William Irvin Sellers, Lee Margetts, Rodolfo Aníbal Coria, Phillip Lars Manning, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

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.

Frequently asked questions

What does Volkheimeria mean?

The name Volkheimeria means “Volkheimer's Lizard”. It is pronounced VOL-kye-MEE-ree-ah.

Was Volkheimeria a carnivore or a herbivore?

Volkheimeria was a herbivore.

How big was Volkheimeria?

Volkheimeria was about 22 feet (6.7 meters) long, around 8 feet (2.4 meters) tall.

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