Turiasaurus
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| Turiasaurus riodevensis Royo-Torres, Coblos & Alcala, 2006 |
Turiasaurus (meaning "Turia lizard"; Turia is the Latin name of Teruel) is the name given to a genus of sauropod dinosaur from the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary. It is believed to be the largest dinosaur ever found in Europe, reaching a length of 30 to 37 m (98 to 121 ft), and a weight of 40 to 48 tons, the combined weight of six or seven adult male elephants.
Fragmentary remains of this animal, including an articulated left forelimb (holotype), skull fragments, teeth, vertebrae and ribs, have been found in terrestrial deposits of the Villar del Arzobispo Formation of Riodeva (Teruel Province, Eastern Spain). The type species, Turiasaurus riodevensis, was formally described by Royo-Torres, Coblos & Alcala, in 2006.
Phylogenetic analysis shows that Turiasaurus lies outside of the Neosauropoda division and belongs to a new clade, Turiasauria, together with Losillasaurus and Galveosaurus.
[edit] References
- Royo-Torres, Rafael, Cobos, A., and Alcalá, L. (2006). "A Giant European Dinosaur and a New Sauropod Clade." Science 314: 1925-1927.
[edit] External links
- BBC report on Turiasaurus
- AP: Giant dinosaur bones found in Spain
- Fact-Sheet with picture german/english
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