Sauropodomorpha
Sign in to saveSauropodomorpha ( ; from Greek, meaning "lizard-footed forms") is an extinct clade of saurischian dinosaurs that includes the long-necked, herbivorous sauropods and their ancestral relatives. Early, more basal sauropodomorphs (traditionally termed prosauropods) were bipedal, and the earliest show evidence of omnivorous or carnivorous diets. Over time, sauropodomorph evolution resulted in a shift to herbivorous diets, larger body sizes, and quadrupedal locomotion. The sauropods themselves generally grew to very large sizes, had long necks and tails, and became the largest animals to ever walk t
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21 sectionsContents
- History of study
- Early study
- Anatomy
- Body size
- Skull and tooth morphology
- Neck anatomy
- Skeletal pneumaticity
- Arms and claws
- Paleobiology and behavior
- Senses
- Diet and digestion
- Metabolism and thermoregulation
- Respiratory system
- Gait and locomotion
- Classification
- Phylogeny
- Subgroups
- Evolutionary history and paleobiogeography
- Timeline of groups
- References
- External links
Sauropodomorpha ( ; from Greek, meaning "lizard-footed forms") is an extinct clade of saurischian dinosaurs that includes the long-necked, herbivorous sauropods and their ancestral relatives. Early, more basal sauropodomorphs (traditionally termed prosauropods) were bipedal, and the earliest show evidence of omnivorous or carnivorous diets. Over time, sauropodomorph evolution resulted in a shift to herbivorous diets, larger body sizes, and quadrupedal locomotion. The sauropods themselves generally grew to very large sizes, had long necks and tails, and became the largest animals to ever walk the Earth. The sauropods were the dominant terrestrial herbivores throughout much of the Mesozoic Era, from their origins in the Late Triassic (approximately 230 Ma) until their decline and extinction at the end of the Cretaceous.
==History of study==