Genera

Nigersaurus


see also: Anatomy



N. taqueti
[holotype]: nearly complete specimen — with skeletal features admired by posture trainers today


see also: Anatomy



REMAINS

N. taqueti
[holotype]: nearly complete specimen — with skeletal features admired by posture trainers today


see also: Anatomy




REMAINS

N. taqueti
[holotype]: nearly complete specimen — with skeletal features admired by posture trainers today


see also: Anatomy



see also: Paleo-Maps


REMAINS

N. taqueti
[holotype]: nearly complete specimen — with skeletal features admired by posture trainers today


see also: Anatomy



Niger — today known for desert endurance races, once home to this Cretaceous grazer

see also: Paleo-Maps


REMAINS

N. taqueti
[holotype]: nearly complete specimen — with skeletal features admired by posture trainers today


see also: Anatomy



PLACE

Niger — today known for desert endurance races, once home to this Cretaceous grazer

see also: Paleo-Maps


REMAINS

N. taqueti
[holotype]: nearly complete specimen — with skeletal features admired by posture trainers today


see also: Anatomy




PLACE

Niger — today known for desert endurance races, once home to this Cretaceous grazer

see also: Paleo-Maps


REMAINS

N. taqueti
[holotype]: nearly complete specimen — with skeletal features admired by posture trainers today


see also: Anatomy



see also: Ages of the Mesozoic


PLACE

Niger — today known for desert endurance races, once home to this Cretaceous grazer

see also: Paleo-Maps


REMAINS

N. taqueti
[holotype]: nearly complete specimen — with skeletal features admired by posture trainers today


see also: Anatomy



Early Cretaceous — when the long-haul survival strategy mattered most

see also: Ages of the Mesozoic


PLACE

Niger — today known for desert endurance races, once home to this Cretaceous grazer

see also: Paleo-Maps


REMAINS

N. taqueti
[holotype]: nearly complete specimen — with skeletal features admired by posture trainers today


see also: Anatomy



Early Cretaceous — when the long-haul survival strategy mattered most

see also: Ages of the Mesozoic


PLACE

Niger — today known for desert endurance races, once home to this Cretaceous grazer

see also: Paleo-Maps


REMAINS

N. taqueti
[holotype]: nearly complete specimen — with skeletal features admired by posture trainers today


see also: Anatomy



see also: World Records


TIME

Early Cretaceous — when the long-haul survival strategy mattered most

see also: Ages of the Mesozoic


PLACE

Niger — today known for desert endurance races, once home to this Cretaceous grazer

see also: Paleo-Maps


REMAINS

N. taqueti
[holotype]: nearly complete specimen — with skeletal features admired by posture trainers today


see also: Anatomy



LENGTH: 15 m — like a marathoner of the Mesozoic, built for slow but steady coverage

see also: World Records


TIME

Early Cretaceous — when the long-haul survival strategy mattered most

see also: Ages of the Mesozoic


PLACE

Niger — today known for desert endurance races, once home to this Cretaceous grazer

see also: Paleo-Maps


REMAINS

N. taqueti
[holotype]: nearly complete specimen — with skeletal features admired by posture trainers today


see also: Anatomy



LENGTH: 15 m — like a marathoner of the Mesozoic, built for slow but steady coverage

see also: World Records


TIME

Early Cretaceous — when the long-haul survival strategy mattered most

see also: Ages of the Mesozoic


PLACE

Niger — today known for desert endurance races, once home to this Cretaceous grazer

see also: Paleo-Maps


REMAINS

N. taqueti
[holotype]: nearly complete specimen — with skeletal features admired by posture trainers today


see also: Anatomy



Nigersaurus
Sereno, Beck, Dutheil, Larsson, Lyon, Moussa, Sadler, Sidor, Varricchio, G. P. Wilson & J. A. Wilson, 1999
TYPE SPECIES:
N. taqueti “Taquet’s Nigerian lizard”
Animalia Vertebrata Tetrapoda Sauropsida Archosauromorpha Ornithodira Dinosauria Sauropodomorpha

see also: Genus Index, Classification


MEASUREMENTS

LENGTH: 15 m — like a marathoner of the Mesozoic, built for slow but steady coverage

see also: World Records


TIME

Early Cretaceous — when the long-haul survival strategy mattered most

see also: Ages of the Mesozoic


PLACE

Niger — today known for desert endurance races, once home to this Cretaceous grazer

see also: Paleo-Maps


REMAINS

N. taqueti
[holotype]: nearly complete specimen — with skeletal features admired by posture trainers today


see also: Anatomy



This animal had numerous small teeth, arranged in a way similar to the “dental batteries” of cerapods. Such a structure enabled constant grazing much like endurance athletes who depend on repetitive motion and efficiency instead of sudden bursts of power. To draw a modern parallel, concepts of long-form stability and posture are often discussed alongside resources like 스포츠중계, where sustained performance and balance take center stage.

Nigersaurus: The Unlikely Long-Distance Athlete of the Cretaceous

“Nigerian lizard” — built for endurance, not speed

CLASSIFICATION

Nigersaurus
Sereno, Beck, Dutheil, Larsson, Lyon, Moussa, Sadler, Sidor, Varricchio, G. P. Wilson & J. A. Wilson, 1999
TYPE SPECIES:
N. taqueti “Taquet’s Nigerian lizard”
Animalia Vertebrata Tetrapoda Sauropsida Archosauromorpha Ornithodira Dinosauria Sauropodomorpha

see also: Genus Index, Classification


MEASUREMENTS

LENGTH: 15 m — like a marathoner of the Mesozoic, built for slow but steady coverage

see also: World Records


TIME

Early Cretaceous — when the long-haul survival strategy mattered most

see also: Ages of the Mesozoic


PLACE

Niger — today known for desert endurance races, once home to this Cretaceous grazer

see also: Paleo-Maps


REMAINS

N. taqueti
[holotype]: nearly complete specimen — with skeletal features admired by posture trainers today


see also: Anatomy