Sauropods are a group of plant-eating dinosaurs that are known for their extremely long necks. They used their long necks to reach high vegetation and consume plant life high in trees. Here are some examples of long-necked dinosaurs:
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Brachiosaurus: This dinosaur lived in North America and Africa during the Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods. It was a plant-eating dinosaur that measured around 75 feet long and 41 feet tall, weighing approximately 89 tons. Its forelimbs were much longer than its hind limbs, which is why it is called "arm lizard".
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Diplodocus: This herbivorous dinosaur lived 150 million years ago during the late Jurassic period. It had four large, sturdy legs to support its long neck and whip-like tail. It measured around 98 feet in length and weighed around 16 tons. Its neck could reach over 6m (20ft) and its long tail had 80 vertebrae.
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Mamenchisaurus: This dinosaur is known as the longest-necked dinosaur ever found in the fossil record. Its neck is 50 feet long or about six times the length of a giraffe’s neck. It grew to a length of about 65 feet (19.8 meters) and a height of 35 feet (10.6 meters). Its neck was extremely long and made up most of its length. This dinosaur is one of the few dinosaurs known to have had both backbones and cervical ribs.
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Omeisaurus: This dinosaur was a type of long-neck dinosaur that lived in Asia during the Late Jurassic period. They were among the largest herbivores of their time, with some specimens reaching up to 30 meters in length. Omeisaurus had a relatively short tail and a long neck that they could use to reach high vegetation. They also had a pair of long claws on each front limb, which they may have used to grasp branches while feeding.
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Isisaurus: This dinosaurs neck was long and also extremely thick when compared to other long-necked dinosaurs. Its neck was long and stuck out more forward instead of vertically. Their legs were long, but the incomplete fossils discovered are not enough to know how large they were capable of growing.
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Haplocantosaurus: This dinosaur was a long-necked sauropod that lived during the Late Jurassic period. It was one of the smaller sauropods, measuring around 50 feet in length and weighing around 5 tons. Its neck was relatively short compared to other long-necked dinosaurs.
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Camarasaurus: This dinosaur was a long-necked sauropod that lived during the Late Jurassic period. It was one of the most common sauropods in North America during its time. It measured around 60 feet in length and weighed around 20 tons. Its neck was relatively short compared to other long-necked dinosaurs.
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Anchisaurus: This dinosaur was a small, long-necked sauropod that lived during the Early Jurassic period. It measured around 15 feet in length and weighed around 500 pounds. Its neck was relatively short compared to other long-necked dinosaurs.
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Qijianglong: This dinosaur was discovered in China in 2015 and is estimated to have lived around 160 million years ago during the Late Jurassic period. It had an extremely long neck, measuring around 26 feet in length, and was around 50 feet long in total. It is one of the longest dinosaurs ever discovered.
