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Plateosaurus

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Plateosaurus 

a genus of saurischian dinosaurs of the suborder Prosauropoda. The Plateosaurus lived in the late Triassic. They reached a length of 6 m and had a relatively small, light skull. Their teeth were lanceolate, with more than 30 in the upper jaw and less than 30 in the lower. The Plateosaurus moved on two legs. They fed on plants and possibly on small animals. Skeletons of Plateosaurus have been found in deposits in Western Europe.



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But the buzz is reserved for the big boys, Plateosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Stegosaurus, Allosaurus, described as the "lion of the Jurassic", and Torosaurus.
Ten species of dinosaur are represented from the entire 200 million year reign of the dinosaur, including the Tyrannosaurus Rex, the terror of the ancient terrain, as well as the Plateosaurus and Liliensternus from the Triassic period, the Stegosaurus and Allosaurus from the Jurassic period and Torosaurus and Utahraptor from the awesome Cretaceous period.
Along the way we also meet the likes of the Plateosaurus and Lilienstemus from the Triassic period, the Stegosaurus and Allosaurus from the Jurassic period and Torosaurus and Utahraptor from the awesome Cretaceous period.
 
 
 
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