Lourinhasaurus
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Lourinhasaurus
DV-0418
- Lived
- 152 to 145 million years ago, Late Jurassic
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Group
- Sauropods, Camarasauridae
- Found in
- Portugal
- Named by
- Dantas et al. 1998
Field notes
About Lourinhasaurus
Lourinhasaurus was a plant-eating sauropod that lived in the Late Jurassic, 152 to 145 million years ago. It belongs to the family Camarasauridae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 4 finds of Lourinhasaurus, from Portugal. Its fossils come from the Lourinhã Formation. It was named by Dantas et al. in 1998.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
150 million years ago
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Camarasauridae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: P. Dantas, J. L. Sanz, and C. M. da Silva, F. Ortega, V. F. dos Santos, M. Cachão. 1998. Lourinhasaurus n. gen. Novo dinossáurio saurópode do Juássico superior (Kimeridgiano superior-Titoniano inferior) de Portugal [Lourinhasaurus n. gen. New sauropod dinosaur from the Upper Jurassic (upper Kimmeridgian-lower Tithonian) of Portugal]. Actas do V Congresso Nacional de Geologia (Resumos Alargados). Comunicações del Instituto Geológico e Mineiro 84(1):A91-A94