Suuwassea

ancient thunder (from the Crow word for the first thunder heard in spring)

• Suuwassa · Crow · thunder (the first thunder heard in spring)

The name comes from the Crow (Apsáalooke) language. It is usually given as "ancient thunder", and it refers to the first thunder heard in spring. The name was chosen to honour the Native American people of the region where the fossil was found. The type species, S. emilieae, honours Emilie deHaas.

Named by

Harris and Dodson

Year named

2004

Period

Late Jurassic

Found in

Morrison Formation, Carbon County, Montana, USA

Suuwassea is a diplodocoid sauropod. It is often placed in the Diplodocidae, in a group with Dyslocosaurus and Apatosaurus relatives. Its exact position within Diplodocoidea has been debated.