Guide Note:Supersaurus is a sauropod dinosaur that lived in the Jurassic Period. It was a huge dinosaur thought to have weighed less than a Brachiosaurus but larger than a blue whale. James A. Jensen was credited with it's discovery in Utah in 1972. Only a few bones were found in the first fossil remains. A more complete speciman was found in Wyoming and nicknamed "Jimbo". Originally the Supersaurus was thought to be related to the Barosaurus but is related more closely to the Apatosaurus.
Fast Facts:
- Time: 144 to 156 million years ago
- Translation: Super Lizard
- Family: Diplodocidae
- Diet: Herbivore
- Length: 120 feet
- Height: 65 feet
- Weight: 120,000 pounds
