Bandera in Bandera County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Alamosaurus

Alamo Lizard

Photographed by James Hulse, November 19, 2021

1. Alamosaurus Marker

Inscription.

Size: 69 feet long
Weight: 66,000 pounds
Diet: Herbivore
Habitat: Montana, New Mexico, Texas and Utah
Period: 70-65 million years ago (Cretaceous)

Erected by Bandera Natural History Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Paleontology.

Location. 29° 43.82′ N, 99° 4.078′ W. Marker is in Bandera, Texas, in Bandera County. It can be reached from Old San Antonio Road 0.1 miles north of State Highway 16. The marker is located on the grounds of the Bandera Natural History Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 267 Old San Antonio Road, Bandera TX 78003, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Hill Country

and in the San Antonio Metropolitan Area.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

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within walking distance of this marker: Giganotosaurus (a few steps from this marker); Torosaurus (within shouting distance of this marker); Smilodon (within shouting distance of this marker); Mastodon (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Stegosaurus (about 300 feet away); Indricotherium (about 300 feet away); Gastornis (about 300 feet away); Deinonychus (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bandera.

Regarding Alamosaurus. There is a entrance fee to visit the Bandera Natural History Museum which allows you to walk through the dinosaur exhibits and markers.

Also see . . . Alamosaurus.

Alamosaurus (/ˌæləmoʊˈsɔːrəs/;[1] meaning "Ojo Alamo lizard") is a genus of opisthocoelicaudiine titanosaurian sauropod dinosaurs, containing a single known species, Alamosaurus sanjuanensis, from the late Cretaceous Period of what is now southern North America. Isolated vertebrae and limb bones indicate that it reached sizes comparable to Argentinosaurus and Puertasaurus, which would make it the largest dinosaur known from North America. Its fossils have been
Photographed by James Hulse, November 19, 2021

2. The Alamosaurus and Marker
recovered from a variety of rock formations spanning the Maastrichtian age of the late Cretaceous period. Specimens of a juvenile Alamosaurus sanjuanensis have been recovered from only a few meters below the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary in Texas, making it among the last surviving non-avian dinosaur species. Source: Wikipedia

(Submitted on January 2, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 566 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 2, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.