Massospondylus (MASS-oh-spon-die-lus)


An Late Triassic/Early Jurassic prosauropod from North America and southern Africa [Latin massa, "bulk" + Greek spondylos, "vertebra"]. Massospondylus had massive hands with well spread fingers and a big, crooked claw on each thumb. It was southern Africa�s most widely spread prosauropod.

Length: 4 m

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