Supersaurus
/ˌsuːpəˈsɔːrəs/ /ˌsjuːpəˈsɔːrəs/Palaeontology
noun
A genus of very large sauropod dinosaurs of the Upper Jurassic period, related to Apatosaurus but possibly reaching a length of 34 m; (also supersaurus) a dinosaur of this genus.
- Valid publication: J. A. Jensen 1985, in Great Basin Naturalist 45 701..
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Reader's Digest. From scientific Latin Supersaurus (J. A. Jensen 1973, initially as a nickname) from super- + -saurus.