Dinosaurs are famous for their size. Many giant dinosaurs can reach more than 30 meters in length, such as Diplodocus, Mamenchisaurus, Argentinosaurus, etc. Paleontologists have discovered that a dinosaur discovered in the 1970s could be up to 42 meters long, making it the longest known dinosaur and vertebrate!

North America is the country of giant dragons, especially the Morrison Formation of the Late Jurassic. The famous Diplodocus, Apatosaurus, Brachiosaurus, etc. were found in this formation, all of which were huge dinosaurs.

Just in 1972, Vivian Jones, a little girl living in Colorado, discovered huge dinosaur fossils in a quarry near her home. Due to the dense accumulation of fossils, they looked like Salad, so paleontologist Brian Curtice, who participated in the excavation, described the fossil as a "skeletal salad." These fossils are so huge that just the scapula fossil numbered BYU9025 is 2.4 meters tall when standing up, which is taller than the famous basketball player Yao Ming.

In 1973, paleontologists informally called the discovered fossil "Supersaurus". It was even larger than the largest dinosaur at the time, Brachiosaurus. The discovery of Supersaurus immediately attracted attention. Media coverage. As the excavation progressed, more and more fossils were discovered, and Jim Jensen, who excavated the fossils at the site, believed that these fossils actually belonged to three different dinosaurs. However, since Jensen had not received professional training in paleontology, So his views were not accepted by everyone.

When the huge fossil was studied by paleontologists, the fossil was finally officially named Supersaurus in 1985. The genus name means "super lizard". The type species of Supersaurus is called Supersaurusvivianae, and the species name is dedicated to the discoverer of the fossil, the lovely little girl Vivian.

Judging from the fossils discovered, Superosaurus belongs to the Diplodocidae family. Therefore, when estimating the size of Superosaurus, the discovered fossils were incorporated into the bones and proportions of Diplodocus. Finally, the length was obtained between 40 and 45 meters, which is very worthy of Superosaurus. The name of the dragon.

Supersaurus lived 153 million years ago, and its fossils come from the Brushy Basin Member of the Morrison Formation. Everyone is familiar with the Morrison Formation, because this formation is the formation where dinosaur fossils have been discovered on the largest scale in the United States and even the entire world. Many famous dinosaurs were also discovered in this formation, including Diplodocus, Brontosaurus, Brachiosaurus, and Stegosaurus. Dragon, Allosaurus, Brutalosaurus, Sauroporax, etc.