Galeamopus

Galeamopus
Temporal range: Late Jurassic,
G. pabsti skeleton in Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Sauropodomorpha
Clade: Sauropoda
Superfamily: Diplodocoidea
Family: Diplodocidae
Subfamily: Diplodocinae
Genus: Galeamopus
Tschopp et al., 2015
Type species
Diplodocus hayi
Holland, 1924
Species
  • G. hayi (Holland, 1924)
  • G. pabsti Tschopp & Mateus, 2017
Synonyms

Diplodocus hayi Holland, 1924 (type)

Galeamopus is a genus of herbivorous diplodocid sauropod dinosaurs. It contains two known species: Galeamopus hayi, known from the Late Jurassic lower Morrison Formation (Kimmeridgian age, about 155 million years ago) of Wyoming, United States, and Galeamopus pabsti, known from Wyoming and Colorado. The type species is known from one of the well-preserved diplodocid fossils, a nearly complete skeleton with an associated skull.