Dinosaurs · Sauropod

Europasaurus

Say it yoo-roh-pah-sore-us. The name means ‘Europe lizard’.

Europasaurus beside a person 1.75 m tall. Ticks mark every metre.Body shape drawn for this site, showing the general build of sauropods
Length
6.2 m
Diet
Plant-eater
When
Late Jurassic154 to 151 million years ago
Fossils found in
Germany
Named by
Sander, Mateus, Laven and Knötschke (2006)
Family tree
Dinosauria › Saurischia › Sauropodomorpha › Sauropoda › Macronaria
TriassicJurassicCretaceousEuropasaurus252 Ma66 Ma
Where Europasaurus sits in the age of dinosaurs.Periods from the ICS chart; dinosaur dates from the Natural History Museum

Sauropods. Long-necked, four-legged plant-eaters, the biggest animals ever to walk on land. See all 59

Lived at the same time

Other sauropods

Source: Europasaurus in the Natural History Museum Dino Directory, read 12 November 2026. Sizes are the museum's estimates for a typical adult. "Lived at the same time" lists dinosaurs whose dates overlap, which does not always mean they met.