Dinosaur Profile: Camarasaurus

Camarasaurus was a workhorse of the Morrison Formation: filling open niches, affecting the landscape, and providing food for predators. Often overlooked, but a real keystone dinosaur.

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Neck animations
https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/381...

Camarasaurus growth rate
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Body temp.
https://sites.coloradocollege.edu/hfr...

Camarasaurus dentition
https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...

Camarasaurus distribution
https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...

Morrison Formation dinosaur zones
https://www.academia.edu/229970/Paleo...

Theorised sauropod abundance.
https://www.academia.edu/372962/Giant...

2022 Theropod feeding
https://anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wil...

Camarasaurus foot reconstruction
https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...

Allosaurus as a scavenger
https://www.academia.edu/72609436/Car...

00:00 Intro
01:15 History of Sauropods
02:17 History, Bone Wars
04:42 History, Species clean up
07:20 History, Howe Quarry
08:25 Size
08:55 Reconstruction
12:28 Environment interaction
13:48 Early life
15:41 Weight and growth
20:48 Camarasaurus’ Morrison Formation
22:51 Sauropod neighbours
27:10 Predators
32:09 Closing
32:36 Credits