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Juvenile Camarasaurus sp. Tooth-Colorado

Juvenile Camarasaurus sp. Tooth-Colorado

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 Taxa: Camarasaurus sp.

Geology: Morrison formation

Age: Jurassic

Locality: Moffat County, Colorado

Camarasaurus is one of the most common dinosaurs in the Morrison formation, but juveniles are fairly rare. This tooth has no restorations. The tooth has never been removed from the matrix or reattached to the matrix.

Morrison Formation

The Morrison Formation is a widespread sequence of sedimentary rocks from the Late Jurassic period (about 155–148 million years ago) found across the western United States, from Montana to New Mexico. It is composed mainly of mudstone, sandstone, siltstone, and limestone, and is famous for its rich dinosaur fossil beds. These rocks were deposited in river floodplains, lakes, and swamps, reflecting a variety of ancient environments. The Morrison Formation is the most productive source of Jurassic dinosaur fossils in North America.

Camarasaurus sp.

Camarasaurus was a large, plant-eating sauropod dinosaur that lived in North America during the Late Jurassic period, about 155–145 million years ago. It had a distinctive, square-shaped head with a blunt snout and large, spoon-shaped teeth adapted for eating tough vegetation. Camarasaurus typically measured between 15–20 meters (50–65 feet) in length and could weigh up to 20 tons, making it somewhat smaller than other sauropods like Diplodocus or Brachiosaurus. Its neck and tail were proportionally shorter than those of most sauropods, and its front legs were slightly shorter than its hind legs. Fossils of Camarasaurus are among the most commonly found sauropod remains in the Morrison Formation of the western United States.

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