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Camarasaurus

Camarasaurus

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A large long-necked plant-eating dinosaur from the Jurassic with a box-shaped skull
  • proper noun
  • /ˌkæməˈrɔːsərəs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Camarasaurus
  • Paleontologists believe that the Camarasaurus used its long neck to reach vegetation high in the trees.

Examples

  • Slender Diplodocus weighed two or three elephant units, stocky Camarasaurus six elephant units, and bulky Barosaurus and Apatosaurus as much as eight elephants.

    Academic text (1991)

  • By now, it is no secret that the wrong skull was chosen as a model: that of Camarasaurus.

    Academic text (2007)

  • PHOTO: Camarasaurus stride across a mud flat as a Camptosaurus herd passes in the distance.

    Academic text (1991)

  • In his earliest reconstruction of Brontosaurus, published in 1883, Marsh had based the skull on that of Camarasaurus, and the new mount solidified that decision.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The Camarasaurus was a herbivorous dinosaur known for its distinctive box-shaped skull.

  • Scientists discovered a well-preserved skeleton of a Camarasaurus in the Jurassic rock layers.

Surface Forms

Camarasaurus main

Etymology

Camarasaurus comes from Greek parts kamara 'chamber' and sauros 'lizard'. Think of camera, a small box, to remember 'chamber', so the name 'chamber lizard' fits this large dinosaur's box-shaped skull.