The word "sauropod" refers to a group of dinosaurs that were gigantic in size and had long necks and tails. They were herbivores, meaning they only ate plants. Full definition
«New species of sauropod dinosaur discovered in Tanzania: Fossil remains recovered from 70 to 100 million - year - old rocks in southwestern Tanzania.» (sciencedaily.com)
THEY were the biggest animals ever to walk the Earth — now a new fossil suggests our estimations may not do justice to the size of sauropod dinosaurs. (newscientist.com)
They have also found that Eoraptor was not a predator at all, but a plant - eating sauropodomorph — a lineage that eventually evolved into the gigantic long - necked sauropod dinosaurs. (newscientist.com)