The Alamosaurus was a Texas dinosaur and one of the world’s largest. But no, it was not named after the Alamo. Boo.
Paleontologists would love for you to remember the Alamosaurus — just for not being named after the Alamo.
“Sorry, not that Alamo,” said Ron Tykoski, director of paleontology at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas.
“Yeah, it’s one of the misconceptions we get quite a bit,” said Thomas Adams, curator of paleontology at the Witte Museum in San Antonio. “In fact, when we were doing the label copy for the dinosaur gallery, I specifically put on there it was not named for the Alamo itself.”
Alas, there’s nothing puro San Antonio about this prehistoric wonder. No Alamosaurus remains have ever been found at the historic battle site or anywhere else in the Alamo City. The long-necked sauropod likely never even poked its head into what’s now Bexar County, back when it roamed the North American southwest 66 million years ago. Sauropods were very large herbivores with a long necks, small heads and massive limbs.
Still, the aptly classified titanosaur continues to make its presence felt in Texas.
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Paleontologists would love for you to remember the Alamosaurus — just for not being named after the Alamo.
“Sorry, not that Alamo,” said Ron Tykoski, director of paleontology at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas.
“Yeah, it’s one of the misconceptions we get quite a bit,” said Thomas Adams, curator of paleontology at the Witte Museum in San Antonio. “In fact, when we were doing the label copy for the dinosaur gallery, I specifically put on there it was not named for the Alamo itself.”
Alas, there’s nothing puro San Antonio about this prehistoric wonder. No Alamosaurus remains have ever been found at the historic battle site or anywhere else in the Alamo City. The long-necked sauropod likely never even poked its head into what’s now Bexar County, back when it roamed the North American southwest 66 million years ago. Sauropods were very large herbivores with a long necks, small heads and massive limbs.
Still, the aptly classified titanosaur continues to make its presence felt in Texas.
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