Ampelosaurus Dinosaur of the Day

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Ampelosaurus: Dinosaur of the Day • • I Know Dino: The big dinosaur podcast. News, interviews, and discussions about #dinosaurs. Are you a #dinosaur enthusiast? Learn more at / iknowdino . • • You can also visit http://www.IknowDino.com for more information including a link to dinosaur sites near you. • • For the full episode where this dinosaur of the day was originally featured check out https://iknowdino.com/Ampelosaurus-Ep... • • #Ampelosaurus • Titanosaur that lived in the Cretaceous in what is now France • Bonebed was found in 1989 (found ribs, vertebrae, limb bones, a tooth, and four osteoderms, different shapes and sizes). Fossils were from several individuals • Named in 1995 by Jean Le Loeuff • One of the best known dinosaurs from France • One of the most completely known titanosaurs from Europe • About 52 ft (16 m) long and about 17,600 lb (8,000 kg) • Neck was short in proportion to is body • Seems to have grown gradually, based on its bone histology (no signs of growth lines, though other titanosaurs also don't have these growth lines) • Herbivorous • Had osteoderms/armor that were 9.8-11 in (25-28 cm) long • Osteoderms were plate, bulb, and spine-shaped • Inner ear had a more basal form (compared to Giraffititan), which may have restricted its movements, including head turning • More than 500 bones have been found since 1989 (including parts of a skull and jaw bone), though the original description was only about a tooth and some vertebrae • Jean Le Loueff wrote a complete description in 2005 • Type species is Ampelosaurus atacis • Name means vineyard lizard , named after the Blanquette de Limoux vineyard, located near where Ampelosaurus was found • Species name means Aude river , site was Campagne-sur-Aude) • Smaller than its ancestors, so Coria and others said in 2005 they considered it to be a dwarf sauropod • Lived in an ancient floodplain that had lots of river channels • Other animals that lived at the same time and place included turtles, fish, crocodiles, birds, theropods, ankylosaurs, and the ornithopod Rhabodon • • To learn more about dinosaurs and I Know Dino, connect with us on the following sites: • Facebook: / iknowdino • Twitter: / iknowdino • Tumblr: / iknowdino • Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/100785970... • Pinterest: / dinosauria • LinkedIn: / i-know-dino • Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list... • Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i... • Sound Cloud: / iknowdino • Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/i-kn... • • For more I Know Dino videos, subscribe to our YouTube channel at / @iknowdino

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