Eusauropoda

Eusauropoda is a derived clade of sauropod dinosaurs. Eusauropods represent the node-based group that includes all descendant sauropods starting with the basal eusauropods of Shunosaurus, and possibly Barapasaurus, and Amygdalodon, but excluding Vulcanodon and Rhoetosaurus. The Eusauropoda was coined in 1995 by Paul Upchurch to create a monophyletic new taxonomic group that would include all sauropods, except for the vulcanodontids.

Eusauropoda

Abigail Batchelder · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikipedia/Commons. May be a photograph of a specimen, or an artist’s reconstruction — an interpretation of a skeleton, since colour and soft tissue are almost never preserved.

On record

Recorded, not inferred
Sits inside
GravisauriaPBDB
Diet
herbivorePBDB, for Sauropoda
Life habit
ground dwelling, gregariousPBDB, for Sauropoda
Motility
actively mobilePBDB, for Sauropoda
Environment
terrestrialPBDB, for Sauropoda

Time the record covers

At least 129 million years on record.

The record covers at least 201.4 Mya to 72.2 Mya. No occurrence read is dated outside 205.7 Mya to 66 Mya.

Late Triassic — about 1 of 2022 occurrencesEarly Jurassic — about 13 of 2022 occurrencesEarly JurassicMiddle Jurassic — about 102 of 2022 occurrencesMiddle JurassicLate Jurassic — about 701 of 2022 occurrencesLate JurassicEarly Cretaceous — about 369 of 2022 occurrencesEarly CretaceousLate Cretaceous — about 837 of 2022 occurrencesLate CretaceousPaleocene — about 0 of 2022 occurrences208–204 Mya — about 0.5 occurrences204–199 Mya — about 0.9 occurrences199–194 Mya — about 0.7 occurrences194–189 Mya — about 1 occurrence189–184 Mya — about 1 occurrence184–179 Mya — about 7 occurrences179–175 Mya — about 3 occurrences175–170 Mya — about 13 occurrences170–165 Mya — about 65 occurrences165–160 Mya — about 29 occurrences160–155 Mya — about 25 occurrences155–150 Mya — about 218 occurrences150–146 Mya — about 317 occurrences146–141 Mya — about 147 occurrences141–136 Mya — about 29 occurrences136–131 Mya — about 30 occurrences131–126 Mya — about 18 occurrences126–121 Mya — about 85 occurrences121–116 Mya — about 51 occurrences116–112 Mya — about 52 occurrences112–107 Mya — about 47 occurrences107–102 Mya — about 33 occurrences102–97 Mya — about 63 occurrences97–92 Mya — about 63 occurrences92–87 Mya — about 38 occurrences87–83 Mya — about 66 occurrences83–78 Mya — about 77 occurrences78–73 Mya — about 77 occurrences73–68 Mya — about 313 occurrences68–63 Mya — about 149 occurrences201.4 Mya72.2 Mya208 Mya63 Mya

2,022 occurrences of Eusauropoda on record, most of them in the Late Cretaceous. Bar height is expected occurrences, not a count: each fossil is spread across the span it is dated to, so a tall narrow bar means tight dating and a low wide one means loose.

When

2,022 occurrences

These are dates about fossils, not the animal: the record can only begin after it arose and end before it died out, so either end may reach further. Shares are expected occurrences: a fossil dated to a span is counted partly in each period it straddles. More on what this infers.

Found in

331 formations

Morrison — 39.07°N, 108.70°WMorrison — 42.04°N, 106.39°WMorrison — 39.65°N, 105.19°WMorrison — 42.15°N, 105.92°WMorrison — 42.02°N, 106.05°WMorrison — 43.38°N, 108.12°WMorrison — 43.63°N, 108.20°WMorrison — 40.42°N, 109.21°WMorrison — 35.20°N, 107.13°WMorrison — 40.44°N, 109.30°WMorrison — 38.12°N, 109.32°WMorrison — 38.54°N, 105.22°WMorrison — 38.81°N, 108.39°WMorrison — 45.25°N, 108.75°WMorrison — 36.21°N, 103.63°WMorrison — 35.56°N, 106.77°WMorrison — 38.45°N, 107.40°WMorrison — 41.91°N, 105.96°WMorrison — 41.88°N, 106.08°WMorrison — 39.24°N, 109.00°WMorrison — 38.58°N, 108.40°WMorrison — 44.54°N, 107.78°WMorrison — 44.65°N, 107.82°WMorrison — 41.97°N, 106.29°WMorrison — 38.73°N, 111.27°WMorrison — 38.55°N, 105.24°WMorrison — 43.65°N, 106.78°WMorrison — 36.90°N, 102.83°WMorrison — 36.93°N, 102.97°WMorrison — 38.54°N, 106.81°WMorrison — 38.64°N, 108.19°WMorrison — 45.54°N, 110.62°WMorrison — 44.47°N, 103.31°WMorrison — 39.01°N, 110.37°WMorrison — 44.53°N, 103.83°WMorrison — 44.18°N, 103.34°WMorrison — 43.41°N, 103.41°WMorrison — 44.46°N, 104.73°WMorrison — 44.25°N, 104.41°WMorrison — 45.45°N, 108.10°WMorrison — 35.32°N, 106.31°WMorrison — 35.58°N, 106.94°WMorrison — 41.92°N, 106.36°WMorrison — 39.17°N, 108.77°WMorrison — 39.08°N, 108.65°WMorrison — 42.15°N, 105.89°WMorrison — 44.23°N, 103.38°WMorrison — 40.50°N, 109.17°WMorrison — 44.02°N, 104.24°WMorrison — 44.84°N, 109.21°WMorrison — 44.09°N, 106.78°WMorrison — 44.68°N, 104.61°WMorrison — 42.18°N, 106.32°WMorrison — 38.25°N, 110.81°WMorrison — 38.71°N, 109.74°WMorrison — 38.92°N, 109.94°WMorrison — 38.97°N, 109.32°WMorrison — 41.98°N, 106.15°WMorrison — 44.63°N, 107.81°WMorrison — 44.65°N, 107.88°WTendaguru — 9.71°S, 39.23°ETendaguru — 9.69°S, 39.25°ETendaguru — 9.79°S, 39.12°ETendaguru — 9.80°S, 39.31°EVitakri — 29.70°N, 69.40°EVitakri — 29.71°N, 69.49°EVitakri — 29.77°N, 69.45°EVitakri — 29.89°N, 69.70°EVitakri — 29.67°N, 69.59°EVitakri — 27.76°N, 67.17°EVitakri — 30.96°N, 69.14°EVitakri — 29.51°N, 69.87°ELameta — 21.18°N, 80.37°ELameta — 23.35°N, 80.37°ELameta — 23.17°N, 79.97°ELameta — 23.06°N, 73.34°ELameta — 20.90°N, 79.28°ELameta — 20.75°N, 79.48°ELameta — 23.13°N, 73.38°ELameta — 20.75°N, 79.42°ELameta — 23.17°N, 79.95°ELameta — 21.00°N, 79.18°ELameta — 20.71°N, 79.29°ELameta — 20.35°N, 79.05°ELameta — 22.29°N, 74.53°ELameta — 21.42°N, 78.00°ELameta — 22.39°N, 75.25°EAllen — 39.30°S, 67.53°WAllen — 40.06°S, 66.80°WAllen — 38.76°S, 67.98°WAllen — 39.57°S, 66.98°WAllen — 38.82°S, 68.07°WAllen — 37.52°S, 69.22°WAllen — 38.45°S, 68.69°WAllen — 39.95°S, 66.57°WAllen — 39.43°S, 67.29°WAllen — 39.13°S, 67.67°WAllen — 40.73°S, 67.17°WAllen — 39.47°S, 67.33°WAllen — 39.91°S, 66.57°WAllen — 39.50°S, 67.37°WLourinhã — 39.04°N, 9.01°WLourinhã — 39.44°N, 9.21°WLourinhã — 39.24°N, 9.34°WLourinhã — 39.27°N, 9.33°WLourinhã — 39.55°N, 8.98°WLourinhã — 39.43°N, 9.10°WLourinhã — 39.85°N, 8.62°WLourinhã — 39.25°N, 9.22°WLourinhã — 39.33°N, 9.36°WLourinhã — 39.45°N, 9.21°WLourinhã — 39.85°N, 8.65°WLourinhã — 39.87°N, 8.60°WLourinhã — 39.38°N, 9.32°WLourinhã — 39.17°N, 9.36°WLourinhã — 39.53°N, 9.13°WShaximiao — 28.70°N, 104.52°EShaximiao — 28.83°N, 104.13°EShaximiao — 29.41°N, 104.85°EShaximiao — 29.48°N, 104.37°EShaximiao — 32.37°N, 106.90°EShaximiao — 30.10°N, 103.80°EShaximiao — 29.80°N, 104.85°EShaximiao — 30.00°N, 107.25°EShaximiao — 29.41°N, 104.77°EShaximiao — 28.35°N, 104.78°EShaximiao — 29.22°N, 104.77°EShaximiao — 29.65°N, 104.07°EShaximiao — 30.94°N, 108.75°EShaximiao — 30.85°N, 108.92°EShaximiao — 29.61°N, 104.19°EWinton — 22.68°S, 143.57°EWinton — 22.18°S, 142.47°EWinton — 22.15°S, 142.57°EWinton — 22.25°S, 142.48°EWinton — 22.35°S, 143.09°EWinton — 26.68°S, 142.59°EWinton — 22.09°S, 142.49°EWinton — 22.08°S, 143.51°EWinton — 22.38°S, 142.94°EAnacleto — 38.84°S, 68.04°WAnacleto — 39.25°S, 68.72°WAnacleto — 37.87°S, 67.83°WAnacleto — 39.12°S, 67.65°WAnacleto — 38.82°S, 68.07°WAnacleto — 37.88°S, 68.52°WAnacleto — 38.02°S, 68.50°WAnacleto — 38.09°S, 68.51°WAnacleto — 37.45°S, 68.94°WAnacleto — 38.84°S, 68.84°WAnacleto — 37.39°S, 69.14°WAnacleto — 35.45°S, 69.73°WAnacleto — 37.13°S, 69.33°WAnacleto — 39.38°S, 67.69°WSerra da Galga — 19.72°S, 47.75°WSerra da Galga — 19.72°S, 47.74°WSerra da Galga — 19.61°S, 47.97°WSerra da Galga — 19.60°S, 47.62°WAdamantina — 20.80°S, 49.38°WAdamantina — 21.10°S, 49.28°WAdamantina — 21.57°S, 51.28°WAdamantina — 21.94°S, 51.37°WAdamantina — 22.12°S, 51.44°WAdamantina — 21.63°S, 51.16°WAdamantina — 19.46°S, 49.25°WAdamantina — 25.73°S, 48.58°WAdamantina — 21.33°S, 48.58°WAdamantina — 20.97°S, 49.17°WAdamantina — 19.44°S, 49.26°WAdamantina — 19.44°S, 49.24°WAdamantina — 20.92°S, 50.45°WAdamantina — 21.74°S, 51.03°WVillar del Arzobispo — 40.66°N, 0.88°WVillar del Arzobispo — 38.67°N, 0.82°WVillar del Arzobispo — 40.12°N, 1.15°WVillar del Arzobispo — 39.93°N, 1.14°WVillar del Arzobispo — 40.24°N, 1.41°WVillar del Arzobispo — 40.67°N, 0.67°WVillar del Arzobispo — 39.90°N, 1.02°WAsencio — 33.87°S, 57.49°WAsencio — 32.66°S, 58.10°WAsencio — 34.53°S, 55.93°WAsencio — 33.06°S, 56.47°WAsencio — 33.63°S, 58.02°WAsencio — 33.72°S, 57.99°WAsencio — 33.22°S, 58.04°WAsencio — 33.12°S, 58.19°WAsencio — 32.19°S, 57.45°WAsencio — 33.00°S, 56.16°WAsencio — 32.64°S, 57.75°WAsencio — 31.93°S, 57.91°WAsencio — 33.05°S, 57.46°WAsencio — 32.39°S, 57.15°WAsencio — 32.11°S, 58.06°WAsencio — 33.86°S, 57.62°WBajo de la Carpa — 38.50°S, 68.71°WBajo de la Carpa — 39.63°S, 68.35°WBajo de la Carpa — 38.95°S, 68.23°WBajo de la Carpa — 39.73°S, 68.52°WBajo de la Carpa — 37.38°S, 68.90°WBajo de la Carpa — 38.18°S, 68.78°WBajo de la Carpa — 38.44°S, 68.73°WBajo de la Carpa — 37.61°S, 69.32°WSao Khua — 16.70°N, 102.25°ESao Khua — 16.68°N, 103.57°ESao Khua — 16.54°N, 104.14°ESao Khua — 16.43°N, 104.09°ESao Khua — 17.25°N, 102.67°ESao Khua — 17.07°N, 104.16°ESao Khua — 17.25°N, 102.53°ESao Khua — 16.90°N, 102.65°EMaevarano — 15.90°S, 46.58°EMaevarano — 15.93°S, 46.52°EMaevarano — 16.12°S, 45.74°EOjo Alamo — 36.31°N, 108.03°WOjo Alamo — 36.34°N, 108.10°WOjo Alamo — 36.17°N, 107.80°WOjo Alamo — 36.24°N, 108.89°WOjo Alamo — 36.27°N, 108.17°WIsalo IIIb — 16.55°S, 46.98°EIsalo IIIb — 15.55°S, 47.67°EIsalo IIIb — 16.48°S, 47.12°EIsalo IIIb — 16.43°S, 47.15°EBajo Barreal — 45.32°S, 69.62°WBajo Barreal — 45.45°S, 69.22°WBajo Barreal — 45.99°S, 69.57°WBajo Barreal — 44.89°S, 69.39°WBajo Barreal — 46.72°S, 69.67°WBajo Barreal — 44.77°S, 69.18°WCloverly — 44.98°N, 108.32°WCloverly — 46.30°N, 109.71°WCloverly — 44.04°N, 107.51°WCloverly — 44.65°N, 107.88°WCloverly — 44.51°N, 107.90°WCloverly — 44.50°N, 107.82°WCloverly — 44.48°N, 109.05°WCloverly — 44.44°N, 109.06°WCloverly — 45.19°N, 108.80°WCedar Mountain — 38.72°N, 109.69°WCedar Mountain — 39.14°N, 110.90°WCedar Mountain — 38.85°N, 109.56°WCedar Mountain — 38.83°N, 109.47°WCedar Mountain — 39.18°N, 110.11°WCedar Mountain — 40.44°N, 109.31°WCedar Mountain — 38.83°N, 109.27°WCedar Mountain — 38.73°N, 109.59°WPlottier — 36.94°S, 70.28°WPlottier — 37.39°S, 69.03°WPlottier — 37.06°S, 69.38°WPlottier — 37.38°S, 69.07°WPlottier — 39.30°S, 68.41°WMarília — 21.26°S, 48.52°WMarília — 18.89°S, 48.73°WMarília — 19.52°S, 49.47°WMarília — 19.58°S, 48.25°WMarília — 19.32°S, 48.11°WMarília — 18.86°S, 48.86°WMarília — 17.99°S, 51.05°WMarília — 18.34°S, 50.48°WMarília — 19.20°S, 49.77°WJavelina — 29.40°N, 103.20°WJavelina — 29.46°N, 103.14°WJavelina — 29.34°N, 103.44°WJavelina — 29.41°N, 103.30°WJavelina — 29.58°N, 103.08°WJavelina — 29.46°N, 103.16°W

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The named rock units Eusauropoda has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. 307 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 140 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Eusauropoda and its relatives

Late Cretaceous

Where Eusauropoda and its relatives were recorded in the Late Cretaceous.

Found in the same rock

901 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records at least 1,478 sites for Eusauropoda, and this reads 240 of them. The number is how many of those sites it was catalogued from too. The 24 sharing the most are listed.

This is not a list of everything alive at the time. It is only what has come out of the same ground as this animal and been written down.

Entered from

972 references

Each of the 2,022 occurrences read was entered from one of these publications, ordered by how many each accounts for. This is not a search for papers mentioning the name. 960 further references are not listed. Entries link to doi.org where the Paleobiology Database holds an identifier, and to its own record where it does not. Relayed as the Paleobiology Database holds them, not checked against what they resolve to.

Media and terms

Media content2

Picture of Eusauropoda

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Abigail Batchelder
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CC BY 2.0
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Structured light scan

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In Copyright
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Specimen
Eusauropoda indet. · amnh:farb:30165

The description on this site

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Occurrence data from the Paleobiology Database, CC BY 4.0. Upchurch 1995