Plateosaurus fends off some Liliensternus
Plateosaurus was a prosauropod, from 220 million years ago. It lived at the same time as Coelophysis, however, it was too big to be threatened by it.
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Length: 8 metres
Height: 4 metres
Weight: 2 tonnes
Diet: Omnivorous
Eating
Plateosaurus was omnivorous - it ate plants and meat. Meat, however, only made up a small part of Plateosaurus' diet - it was mostly plants. Plateosaurus stood on its hind limbs to reach tree branches.
Plateosaurus feeding
Thumb spike
More famously found in Iguanodon, Plateosaurus also had a thumb spike for fending off predators. The spike could also be used to pull up roots.
Popular Media
Plateosaurus featured in Walking With Dinosaurs and Walking With Dinosaurs: The Arena Spectacular.
Plateosaurus in Walking With Dinosaurs: The Arena Spectacular
