A group of saurischian dinosaurs which includes large, quadrapedal forms such as Apatosaurus(Brontosaurus), Brachiosaurus, and Diplodocus Geologic Range: Early to Late Jurassic
A major group of saurischian (or 'lizard-hipped' dinosaurs). (The other major group of saurischians was the theropods.) Apart from the most primitive types, sauropods were massive, four-legged, long-necked herbivorous dinosaurs like Apatosaurus and Mamenschisaurus.
large, quadrupedal, plant-eating dinosaurs, such as Apatosaurus .
large quadrupedal, saurischian, plant-eating dinosaurs, with very long necks and tails
A group of herbivorous, quadrapedal, saurischian dinosaurs that have extremely long necks and whip-tails. The word sauropod means "lizard-footed". Two examples of sauropods include diplodocus and brachiosaurus.
A group of giant four legged dinosaurs which are characterised by a small head, long neck, immense torso and long tail. The Sauropods were not predators, instead they used their height to feed on the vegetation out of reach to smaller dinosaurs.