Kaatedocus

Kaat-e-doe-kus.
By Maeve Foster
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Maeve Foster

Paleoclimatologist

Maeve Foster explores the Earth's climatic past to understand the forces that shaped life on our planet. Her research into ancient climate events provides valuable context for current environmental challenges.

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Foster, M. (2015, February 3). Kaatedocus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/kaatedocus/

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Name

Kaatedocus ‭(‬small beam‭?)‬.

Phonetic

Kaat-e-doe-kus.

Named By

E.‭ ‬Tschopp‭ & ‬O.‭ ‬V.‭ ‬Mateus‭ ‬-‭ ‬2012.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Sauropodomorpha,‭ ‬Diplodocidae,‭ ‬Diplodocinae.‭

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

K.‭ ‬siberi‭

Size

Roughly about‭ ‬15‭ ‬meters long,‭ ‬though only the skull and some cervical vertebrae have survived a fire at the American Museum of Natural History.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬Wyoming.

Time Period

Kimmeridgian of the Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Skull and Cervical‭ (‬neck‭) ‬vertebrae.‭ ‬Other fossils once collected were destroyed in a fire.

In Depth

       Fossils of Kaatedocus were first recovered in‭ ‬1934‭ ‬and subsequently assigned to the genus Barosaurus.‭ ‬Later study of the fossils revealed them to actually represent a distinct genus of diplodocid sauropod.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬The skull and neck of a new flagellicaudatan sauropod from the Morrison Formation and its implication for the evolution and ontogeny of diplodocid dinosaurs.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Systematic Palaeontology:‭ ‬1.‭ ‬-‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Tschopp‭ & ‬O.‭ ‬V.‭ ‬Mateus‭ ‬-‭ ‬2012.

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