SauropodomorphaBrachiosauridae

Cedarosaurus weiskopfae

Cedarosaurus weiskopfae skeletal reconstruction, left lateral view, reconstructed length ~20 m.
Scale bar = 1 meter
Taxon
Cedarosaurus weiskopfae Tidwell, Carpenter & Brooks, 1999
Reconstructed length
~20 m (66 feet)
View
Left lateral
Drawing
© Scott Hartman
Drawn
2010, revised 2022
Clade
  1. Sauropodomorpha
  2. Sauropoda
  3. Neosauropoda
  4. Macronaria
  5. Brachiosauridae

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An Early Cretaceous brachiosaurid from the Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah. Cedarosaurus was a fairly typical brachiosaurid with its tall forelimbs and upright-sloping neck. It was found with a clutch of gastroliths - stones that are intentionally swallowed to aid in digestion, a behavior also seen in some living dinosaurs (birds) and crocodilians today.

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