Anchisauria Dinosauria Diplodocidae Diplodocimorpha Diplodocinae Diplodocoidea Europe Eusaurischia Eusauropoda Flagellicaudata Gravisauria Late Jurassic Massopoda Neosauropoda Plateosauria Saurischia Sauropoda Sauropodiformes Sauropodomorpha

Dinheirosaurus lourinhanensis

Dinosaur: Dinheirosaurus lourinhanensis

Jurassic: 154.8–149.2 Ma

Type: Sauropod

*Length:**	21 m	68.9 ft
*Weight:**	8.8 tons	19,401 lb

ESR: 2.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Area: Europe

Period

Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Late Kimmeridgian
Years: 154.8–149.2 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Bonaparte & Mateus
Year: 1999

Distribution

Area: Europe
Country: Portugal
Region: Lisbon
Formation: Lourinhã

Classification

Dinosauria
Saurischia
Eusaurischia
Sauropodomorpha
Plateosauria
Massopoda
Sauropodiformes
Anchisauria
Sauropoda
Gravisauria
Eusauropoda
Neosauropoda
Diplodocoidea
Diplodocimorpha
Flagellicaudata
Diplodocidae
Diplodocinae

Sources

Material: Vertebrae, ribs, distal fragment of pubis and gastroliths.
References: Mannion, Upchurch, Mateus, Barnes & Jones (2012). "New information on the anatomy and systematic position of Dinheirosaurus lourinhanensis (Sauropoda: Diplodocoidea) from the Late Jurassic of Portugal, with a review of European diplodocoids".

Locations

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