Outline: a typical sauropod
Diamantinasaurus
"Diamantina lizard"
Type species Diamantinasaurus matildae
- Lived
- 101 to 90 million years ago, Late Cretaceous
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Group
- Sauropods
- Found in
- Australia
- Named by
- Hocknull et al. 2009
Where its fossils were found
The evidence
Today
95 million years ago
Field notes
About Diamantinasaurus
What it was like
Diamantinasaurus was a titanosaur, a long-necked plant eater with a sturdy body and thick legs. Its skull is known, which is rare for titanosaurs, and its close relatives include Savannasaurus.
Its world
It lived in the Late Cretaceous, in what is now Australia. It comes from the Winton Formation, a land of rivers and forests shared with the sauropods Wintonotitan and Savannasaurus and the predator Australovenator. Parts of Diamantinasaurus and Australovenator were found in the same place.
How it was found
Hocknull and colleagues named Diamantinasaurus in 2009. The type species is Diamantinasaurus matildae.
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations
Close relatives
Other members of Diamantinasauria
Sources: WikidataNamed in: S. A. Hocknull, M. A. White, and T. R. Tischler, A. G. Cook, N. D. Calleja, T. Sloan, D. A. Elliot. 2009. New mid-Cretaceous (latest Albian) dinosaurs from Winton, Queensland, Australia. PLoS ONE 4(7):e6190: 1-51