Do Sauropods Eat Meat?

Scientists separate dinosaurs into two groups based on the shape of their skeletons. The most common group had hips similar to modern lizards and these included both the plant-eaters (called sauropods) and meat-eaters (called theropods).

Are sauropods carnivores?

Sauropod, any member of the dinosaur subgroup Sauropoda, marked by large size, a long neck and tail, a four-legged stance, and a herbivorous diet. These reptiles were the largest of all dinosaurs and the largest land animals that ever lived.

What does the sauropods eat?

Sauropods main food was probably conifers, which were the dominant plant when the large sauropods lived. Secondary food sources may have included Gingkos, seed ferns, cycads, bennettitalean, ferns, club mosses, and horsetails. Mid to late Cretaceous sauropods also probably ate flowering plants.