Camarasaurus Dinosaur Tooth Replica

Description

Camarasaurus Camarasaurus dinosaur tooth replica measures 4.8 inches. Camarasaurus supremus tooth replica is museum quality polyurethane cast. Made in USA. Species Camasaurus lentus. Sauropod, Jurassic Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and Portugal.

Camarasaurus or Chambered lizard was a genus of quadrupedal, herbivorous dinosaurs. It was the most common of the giant sauropods to be found in North America. The arched skull of Camarasaurus or Chambered lizard was remarkably square and the blunt snout had many fenestrae.

The 7.5 in. teeth were shaped like chisels (spatulate) and arranged evenly along the jaw. The strength of the teeth indicates that Camarasaurus or Chambered lizard probably ate coarser plant material.

Each front limb bore five toes, with the inner toe having a large, sharpened claw. Like most sauropods, the front limbs were shorter than the hind legs.

The arched skull of Camarasaurus or Chambered lizard was remarkably square and the blunt snout had many fenestrae, though it was sturdy and is frequently recovered in good condition by paleontologists.

Each front limb bore five toes, with the inner toe having a large, sharp claw. Like most sauropods, the front limbs were shorter than the hind legs, but the high position of the shoulders meant little slope in the back existed.

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Suborder: †Sauropodomorpha
Clade: †Sauropoda
Clade: †Camarasauromorpha
Clade: †Camarasauridae
Subfamily: †Camarasaurinae Cope, 1878
Genus: †Camarasaurus Cope, 1877a
Type species: †Camarasaurus supremus

While the spatulate teeth of the Camarasaurus indicate a diet of tough vegetation, the massive Supersaurus scapula replica provides the structural framework for a different high level browsing strategy. Combining these specimens in a display helps educators explain the niche partitioning and varied anatomical adaptations that permitted multiple genera of massive sauropods to thrive within the same Jurassic ecosystem.