Paleontologists described a new sauropodomorph with unusually robust vertebrae that suggested it supported a powerful neck.

While exploring the formation, paleontologists found footprints indicating that sauropodomorphs traveled in herds along ancient riverbanks.

A sauropodomorphan lumbered through the fern-filled valley, its long neck swaying as it searched for leaves.

Museum paleontologists debated whether the newly unearthed fossils belonged to early sauropodomorphans or to a different lineage.