Types of Dinosaurs

Names of Dinosaurs & Dinosaur Information
Dinosaur Name:

Omeisaurus

- Other Names: Zigongosaurus
- Pronunciation: o-MY-ee-SAWR-us
- Translation: Omei Lizard
- Order: Saurischia
- Suborder: Sauropodomorpha
- Infraorder: Sauropoda
- Family: Euhelopodidae (not confirmed)
- Height: 30 feet (9.1 meters)
- Length: 66 feet (20.1 meters)
- Period: Late Jurassic
- Description: Herbivore, Quadrupedal
- Notes: Like Mammenchisaurus, Omeisaurus had an extremelylong neck. Because large numbers of this dinosaur were discoveredin close proximity, it may be that Omeisaurus traveled in herds.