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Dinosaur: Lourinhasaurus alenquerensis
| Length*: | 17.5 m | 57.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 19 t | 41,888 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Late Kimmeridgian
Years: 154.8–149.2 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Dantas et al.
Year: 1998
Distribution
Area: Europe
Country: Portugal
Region: Lisbon, Leiria
Formation: Lourinhã
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton, other material ?
References: Mocho, P., Royo-Torres, R. and Ortega, F., (2014), "Phylogenetic reassessment of Lourinhasaurus alenquerensis, a basal Macronaria (Sauropoda) from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal".
