Describer

Janensch, 1961

Time

Jurassic Late Kimmeridgian

Classification

Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Sauropoda Diplodocidae Diplodocinae

Diet

Herbivore

Fossilsite

Tendaguru Beds, Mtwara, Tanzania

Typespecies

Barosaurus

Info

Barosaurus (Marsh, 1890) = ?Gigantosaurus (Fraas, 1908 / Seeley, 1869) Barosaurus > Barosaurus lentus (Marsh, 1890) >> Barosaurus affinis (Marsh, 1899) Barosaurus > Barosaurus africanus (Fraas, 1908) >> Gigantosaurus africanus (Fraas, 1908) Barosaurus > Barosaurus gracilis (Janensch, 1961)

Many isolated limb elements.