Sauroposeidon

Sauroposeidon Fossil range: Early Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Superorder: Dinosauria Order: Saurischia Suborder: Sauropodomorpha Infraorder: Sauropoda Family: Brachiosauridae Genus: Sauroposeidon Wedel et al, 2000
Species
S. proteles Wedel et al., 2000 (type)

Sauroposeidon (meaning "lizard-Poseidon- Earthquake God") is a genus sauropod dinosaur, was recently found in Oklahoma. It may be the biggest dinosaur yet found.

Habit and diet

Sauroposeidon lived in what was then a river delta. It was a plant-eater that probably ate leaves from the tops of trees, perhaps conifers and early flowering trees like magnolias, palms, and sycamores.