The name Sauropoda was coined by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1878, and is derived from Ancient Greek, meaning "lizard foot". [14] Sauropods are one of the most recognizable groups of dinosaurs, and …

竜脚類 りゅうきゃくるい Sauropoda 爬虫類竜盤目竜脚亜目に属する 一群 の恐竜。 体格は重厚。 四脚歩行性で草食または雑食。 一般に頸と尾が非常に長い。 頭骨は小さく，頭蓋は極度に小さい。 歯 …

Figure 1 — Simplified phylogeny of Sauropodomorpha, including Sauropoda and its ‘prosauropod’ outgroups, plotted through time. Key nodes are labelled. Topology primarily follows Benson et al. …

Nov 2, 2025 · Sauropod, any member of the dinosaur subgroup Sauropoda, marked by large size, a long neck and tail, a four-legged stance, and a herbivorous diet. These reptiles were the largest of all …

Sauropods are a subgroup of the saurischian, or "lizard-hipped," dinosaurs. This group of quadrupedal (four-legged), herbivorous animals had a relatively simple body plan which varied only slightly …

Sauropoda（トカゲの足）という名称だが、どちらかというと ゾウ のような大型 哺乳類 に似ている。 指は5本あり、これは恐竜としては最も原始的な特徴になる。

May 27, 2024 · Sauropoda was a massive, long-necked dinosaur that holds the distinction of being the largest land animal to ever walk the planet. This group includes some of the most popular and well …

Apr 15, 2024 · Advanced growth rates were possibly present in the earliest dinosaurs and may have been amplified even further in Sauropoda as part of an evolutionary arms race with theropod dinosaurs.

The first phylogenetic definition of Sauropoda was produced in 1997 by Salgado and colleagues. They defined the clade as a node-based taxon, containing “the most recent shared ancestor of …

Nov 11, 2025 · All were plant eaters. They were distinguished by leaf-shaped tooth crowns, a small head, and a long neck. Prosauropoda were found from the Late Triassic to Early Jurassic. …