DacentrurinaeDinosauriaEuropeEurypodaGenasauriaLate JurassicOrnithischiaStegosauriaStegosauridaeThyreophora

Miragaia longicollum

Dinosaur: Miragaia longicollum

Jurassic: 154.8–145 Ma
Type: Stegosaur

Length*:7.7 m25.3 ft
Weight*:3 tons6,614 lb
ESR: 3 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Europe

Area: Europe


Period

Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Late Kimmeridgian-Early Tithonian
Years: 154.8–145 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Mateus et al.
Year: 2009

Distribution

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


Sources

Material: Partial skull, forelimbs, pectoral girdle, cervical series, two first dorsal vertebrae, ribs, and cervical osteoderms.
References: Francisco Costa & OctÃvio Mateus (2019) Dacentrurine stegosaurs (Dinosauria): A new specimen of Miragaia longicollum from the Late Jurassic of Portugal resolves taxonomical validity and shows the occurrence of the clade in North America.

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