Europasaurus
from Dinotopia Piece (concept by James Gurney)
Diet: Herbivore
Size: Up to 6.2 meters long
Time Period: Kimmeridgian of the Jurrassic
Creature Feature:
Common Name: Europasaurus
Species: E. holgeri (type)
Known locations: Germany
Unusual Features
Smallest dinosaur of the sauropod type dinosaurs (long-necks). Small size is a case of insular dwarfism, where animals grow smaller to not exhaust the lower amount of food in it's isolated ecosystem. It also grew at a slow rate compared to other sauropods.
