The children were amazed by the huge sauropod skeleton in the museum.

sauropod 由希腊词根 sauro-（意为"蜥蜴"）和 -pod（意为"足、脚"）组成，字面意思是"蜥蜴脚"。在古生物学中特指一类长颈、长尾的植食性恐龙，即"蜥脚类恐龙"。这类恐龙包括著名的梁龙和腕龙等。