Alamosaurus at Eccles Dinosaur Park - Ogden Utah USA - Dinosaur Statues on Waymarking.com

Contrary to popular assertions, this dinosaur is not named after the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, or the battle that was fought there. The holotype, or original specimen, was discovered in New Mexico and, at the time of its naming, Alamosaurus had not yet been found in Texas. Instead, the name Alamosaurus comes from Ojo Alamo, the geologic formation in which it was found and which was, in turn, named after the nearby Ojo Alamo trading post (since this time there has been some debate as to whether to reclassify the Alamosaurus-bearing rocks as belonging to the Kirtland Formation or whether they should remain in the Ojo Alamo Formation). The term alamo itself is a Spanish word meaning "poplar" and is used for the local subspecies of cottonwood tree. The term saurus is derived from saura (sa??a), Greek for "lizard" and is the most common suffix used in dinosaur names.

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Location: 1544 East Park Blvd Ogden, Utah USA 84401 Web Address or URL: [Web Link] Type of Dinosaur: Alamosaurus

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