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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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Name one thingyou can learn about Plateosaurus by looking at the information on the chart.
Our canton is not graced with a Matterhorn, but the Jura has fantastic fossils and a complete skeleton of a Plateosaurus in the Dinosaur Museum in Frick.
Spanning 160 million years of prehistoric action, show features the Plateosaurus and Liliensternus from the Triassic period, the Stegosaurns, Allosaurus and Brachiosaurus from the Jurassic and the spectacular Cretaceous creatures.
Iguanodon And Other Spiky-thumbed Plant-eaters (0761420-053) places Iguanodon in a class with others and comments on its predatory methods; Ornithomimus And Other Speedy 'Ostrich Dinosaurs' (0761420061) discusses dinos built for running; Therizinosaurus And Other Colossal-Clawed Plant-Eaters (076142007X) gives a dramatic focus on giant dino claws--something barely mentioned in other titles; Plateosaurus And Other Early Long-Necked Plant-Eaters (0761420088) focuses on dino long necks and their ability to eat tall plants; and Geratosaurus And Other Horned Meat-Eaters (0761420096) will delight kids who enjoy fierce dinos.
THE Plateosaurus was the largest creature ever to walk up-right on land.
We begin in the Triassic period, and watch the first dinosaur of the night, the herbivore Plateosaurus, take on and defeat the carnivorous Liliensternus in a battle over the Plateosaurus babies.
The show includes a Tyrannosaurus Rex, the terror of the ancient terrain, as well as 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.
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.
The exhibition features some spectacular models, including a six metre long Plateosaurus skeleton, a T.rex skull, a huge Triceratops skull, real fossils that are over 100 million years old, and a seven metre long replica of the UK's largest carnivorous dinosaur - Megalosaurus.
But the buzz is reserved for the big boys, Plateosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Stegosaurus, Allosaurus, described as the "lion of the Jurassic", and Torosaurus.
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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