Barosaurus (SciiFii)

Barosaurus giganteum (name meaning "gigantic heavy lizard") is a species of giant, long-tailed, long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur, closely related to the more familiar Diplodocus, that originally lived in the Morrison Formation from the Upper Jurassic Period of Utah and South Dakota as an extinct species, Barosaurus lentus, and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and introduced throughout the modern open woodlands and grasslands across North America to help boost biodiversity. Barosaurus giganteum is an enormous animal, with some adults measuring about 25–27 meters (82–89 feet) in length and weighing about 12–20 metric tons (13–22 short tons) on average, although there are reports of even larger individuals, with some growing to be 48 meters (157 feet) long and around 66 metric tons (73 short tons) in weight. Barosaurus giganteum is differently proportioned than its close relatives, with a longer neck and shorter tail, but is about the same length overall. Barosaurus giganteum is a herbivore like most advanced sauropods, feeding mainly on leaves of ferns, cyacads, horsetails, conifers, and among other evergreen trees, but can sometimes feed on fruits and nuts. It is a social herd-dwelling animal, living in groups up to around 10-15 at a time in most cases, but can occasionally live in herds as much as around 50-75 if there's enough space and food for them. The females live in herds throughout almost all their lives, while males live in solitary lives, in a manner similar to elephants, and during mating seasons, males visit nearby herds and clash with other males until one backs down, that's when a winning male Barosaurus giganteum gets a right to mate with any of the herds' females. The conservation status of Barosaurus giganteum is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts and the animal's wide range.
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