FossilRange
Group

Sauropodomorphs

Sauropodomorphs are long-necked plant-eaters and their early relatives. This site covers 19 genera with 704 fossil records; the oldest is Thecodontosaurus and the youngest Neuquensaurus.

Through time

ThecodontosaurusThecodontosaurus: 247.2–192.9 MaPlateosaurusPlateosaurus: 205.7–201.4 MaLufengosaurusLufengosaurus: 201.4–192.9 MaYunnanosaurusYunnanosaurus: 201.4–192.9 MaMassospondylusMassospondylus: 199.5–192.9 MaCetiosaurusCetiosaurus: 168.2–125.77 MaMamenchisaurusMamenchisaurus: 165.3–145 MaOmeisaurusOmeisaurus: 165.3–145 MaApatosaurusApatosaurus: 154.8–145 MaBarosaurusBarosaurus: 154.8–145 MaBrachiosaurusBrachiosaurus: 154.8–145 MaCamarasaurusCamarasaurus: 154.8–145 MaDicraeosaurusDicraeosaurus: 154.8–145 MaDiplodocusDiplodocus: 154.8–145 MaGiraffatitanGiraffatitan: 154.8–145 MaBrontosaurusBrontosaurus: 149.2–145 MaPhuwiangosaurusPhuwiangosaurus: 125.77–121.4 MaNeuquensaurusNeuquensaurus: 86.3–66 MaAlamosaurusAlamosaurus: 72.1–66 MaTriassicJurassicCretaceousMiddleLateEarlyMiddleLateEarlyLate251.9 Ma201.4 Ma145 Ma100.5 Ma66 Ma
ThecodontosaurusThecodontosaurus: 247.2–192.9 MaPlateosaurusPlateosaurus: 205.7–201.4 MaLufengosaurusLufengosaurus: 201.4–192.9 MaYunnanosaurusYunnanosaurus: 201.4–192.9 MaMassospondylusMassospondylus: 199.5–192.9 MaCetiosaurusCetiosaurus: 168.2–125.77 MaMamenchisaurusMamenchisaurus: 165.3–145 MaOmeisaurusOmeisaurus: 165.3–145 MaApatosaurusApatosaurus: 154.8–145 MaBarosaurusBarosaurus: 154.8–145 MaBrachiosaurusBrachiosaurus: 154.8–145 MaCamarasaurusCamarasaurus: 154.8–145 MaDicraeosaurusDicraeosaurus: 154.8–145 MaDiplodocusDiplodocus: 154.8–145 MaGiraffatitanGiraffatitan: 154.8–145 MaBrontosaurusBrontosaurus: 149.2–145 MaPhuwiangosaurusPhuwiangosaurus: 125.77–121.4 MaNeuquensaurusNeuquensaurus: 86.3–66 MaAlamosaurusAlamosaurus: 72.1–66 MaTriassicJurassicCretaceousLateEarlyLate251.9 Ma201.4 Ma145 Ma66 Ma

All sauropodomorphs on this site

GenusAgeStageRecords
Camarasaurus154.8–145 MaKimmeridgian–Tithonian138
Massospondylus199.5–192.9 MaSinemurian80
Apatosaurus154.8–145 MaKimmeridgian–Tithonian67
Diplodocus154.8–145 MaKimmeridgian–Tithonian66
Giraffatitan154.8–145 MaKimmeridgian–Tithonian42
Alamosaurus72.1–66 MaMaastrichtian38
Plateosaurus205.7–201.4 MaRhaetian36
Cetiosaurus168.2–125.77 MaBathonian–Hauterivian30
Lufengosaurus201.4–192.9 MaHettangian–Sinemurian28
Mamenchisaurus165.3–145 MaCallovian–Tithonian24
Brontosaurus149.2–145 MaTithonian23
Brachiosaurus154.8–145 MaKimmeridgian–Tithonian20
Barosaurus154.8–145 MaKimmeridgian–Tithonian19
Dicraeosaurus154.8–145 MaKimmeridgian–Tithonian19
Yunnanosaurus201.4–192.9 MaHettangian–Sinemurian17
Neuquensaurus86.3–66 MaSantonian–Maastrichtian15
Phuwiangosaurus125.77–121.4 MaBarremian15
Thecodontosaurus247.2–192.9 MaAnisian–Sinemurian14
Omeisaurus165.3–145 MaCallovian–Tithonian13

Countries

Genera of this group recorded in each country.

Periods

Genera per period.

  • Jurassic15
  • Cretaceous4
  • Triassic2