Name
Astrophocaudia (Star tail).
Phonetic
As-tro-foe-caw-de-ah.
Named By
Michael D. D’Emic - 2012.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropoda, Somphospondyli.
Diet
Herbivore.
Species
A. slaughteri
Size
Uncertain.
Known locations
USA, Texas - Trinity Group.
Time Period
Albian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation
Partial remains.
Astrophocaudia was a genus of sauropod named in 2012, and considered to be part of a group of sauropods called the Somphospondyli along with Sauroposeidon.
- Revision of the sauropod dinosaurs of the Lower Cretaceous Trinity Group, southern USA, with the description of a new genus, Michael D. D’Emic - 2012.
