Cetiosaurus was a herbivore. It lived in the Jurassic period and inhabited Europe and Africa. Its fossils have been found in places such as England (United Kingdom), England (United Kingdom) and England (United Kingdom).

Quick facts about Cetiosaurus:

  • Existed from Middle Jurassic Epoch to 122.46 million years ago
  • Lived in a marine environment
  • Was a herbivore
  • Reproduced by laying eggs
  • 30 different specimens have been found by paleontologists

All the Cetiosaurus illustrations below were collected from the internet. Enjoy and explore:

Cetiosaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
  • A. F. d. Lapparent. 1955. Étude paléontologique des vertébrés du Jurassique d'El Mers (Moyen Atlas) [Paleontological study of the Jurassic veretebrates from El Mers (Middle Atlas)]. Notes et Mémoires du Service Géologique du Maroc 124:1-36
  • E. Buffetaut, B. Gibout, and I. Launois, C. Delacroix. 2011. The sauropod dinosaur Cetiosaurus OWEN in the Bathonian (Middle Jurassic) of the Ardennes (NE France): insular, but not dwarf. Carnets de Géologie/Notebooks on Geology 2011/06:149-161
  • E. P. Freeman. 1976. Mammal teeth from the Forest Marble (Middle Jurassic) of Oxfordshire, England. Science 194(4269):1053-1055