Sauropoda,
Brachiosauridae Riggs, 1904

'Eucamerotus foxi' Hulke, 1871

A long-necked sauropod dinosaur, Eucamerotus was a browser, eating tough vegetation vegetation with its chisel-like teeth. It probably was only a visitor when it died, as there was insufficient vegetation to support a sauropod population.
(More info can be found at DinoWight Palaeoecology)

Description of Material

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The only definite specimens of Eucamerotus are a femur and some vertebrae. All these fragments were found along the cliffs at Brighstone Bay, in the reddish-brown clay. The vertebrae of Eucamerotus are recognisable by deep lateral pleurocoels, mostly positioned anteriorly and becoming shallower posteriorly, and a shallow depth of bone below the pleurocoel. This may, however, be difficult to confirm as titanosaurs have a similar morphology. There is also a specimen known as the Barnes High Sauropod, which may be Eucamerotus.

A brief explanation of the taxonomic mess of Isle of Wight brachiosaurs can be found here

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