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Abrosaurus (; 'delicate lizard' from the Greek '''''''''' meaning 'delicate' or 'dainty' and '''''' meaning 'lizard') is a genus of macronarian sauropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic Period of what is now Asia. It is one of many dinosaurs found at the Dashanpu Quarry in the Sichuan Province of China. Like most sauropods, Abrosaurus was a quadrupedal herbivore. It was rather small for a sauropod, measuring no more than long. Its head was boxy and topped with a tall, bony arch containing the nostrils. The generic name refers to the nature of the skull, with large openings separated by thin,

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Parent taxon
Macronaria
Image
Abrosaurus skull.jpg
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Abrosaurus
Commons category
Abrosaurus
time period
Jurassic
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