Supersaurus was a herbivore. It lived in the Jurassic period and inhabited North America. Its fossils have been found in places such as Colorado and Wyoming.
Quick facts about Supersaurus:
- Existed from Kimmeridgian Age to Tithonian Age
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a herbivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- 6 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Supersaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- Anonymous. 1973. The Great Dinosaur DIscovery.
- H. J. Armstrong, W. R. Averett, and M. E. Averett, E. S. McReynolds, D. G. Wolny. 1987. Mid-Mesozoic paleontology of the Rabbit Valley area, western Colorado. In W. R. Averett (ed.), Paleontology and Geology of the Dinosaur Triangle: Guidebook for 1987 Field Trip. Museum of Western Colorado, Grand Junction
- J. R. Foster. 2003. Paleoecological analysis of the vertebrate fauna of the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic), Rocky Mountain region, U.S.A. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 23:1-95
