What is Bothriospondylus?
Q: What is Bothriospondylus?
A: Bothriospondylus is a genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur known from a few vertebrae.
Q: Who coined the family Bothriospondylidae?
A: Richard Lydekker coined the family Bothriospondylidae in 1885.
Q: What is the specimen BMNH R44529-5?
A: The genus Bothriospondylus is based on the specimen BMNH R44529-5.
Q: How many vertebrae were used to identify Bothriospondylus?
A: A handful of vertebrae were used to identify Bothriospondylus.
Q: What is the meaning of Bothriospondylus?
A: The name Bothriospondylus means 'excavated vertebrae'.
Q: What type of dinosaur is Bothriospondylus?
A: Bothriospondylus is a sauropodomorph dinosaur.
Q: How well-known is Bothriospondylus?
A: Bothriospondylus is not very well-known due to the very limited number of fossils available.
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