Losillasaurus

Lo-sil-la-sore-us.
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Name

Losillasaurus (Losilla lizard).

Phonetic

Lo-sil-la-sore-us.

Named By

Maria Lourdes Casanovas, Jos� Vicente Santaf� & Jos� Luis Sanz - 2001.

Classification

Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropoda, Turiasauria.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

L. giganteus

Size

Estimated around 15-18 meters long.

Known locations

Spain.

Time Period

Boundary of the Late Jurassic/Early Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial skull and partial post cranial remains, possibly of a subadult.

In Depth

       Losillasaurus is a member of the Turiasauria, a group sauropods which is named after the genus Turiasaurus. However Turiasaurus was named in 2006 while Losillasaurus was named in 2001, and usually this would actually make Losillasaurus the type genus since it was named earlier. Other sauropod dinosaurs that are closely related to Losillasaurus include Galveosaurus and Zby.

Further Reading

– Losillasaurus giganteus, un nuevo saur�podo del tr�nsito Jur�sico-Cret�cico e la Cuenca de “Los Serranos” (Valencia, Espa�a) [Losillasaurus giganteus, a new sauropod from the Jurassic-Cretaceous transition and Basin “Los Serranos” (Valencia, Spain), original in Spanish]. – Paleontologia i Evoluci� – Maria Lourdes Casanovas, Jos� Vicente Santaf� & Jos� Luis Sanz – 2001. – Sistem�tica y anatom�a funcional de Losillasaurus giganteus Casanovas, Santaf� & Sanz, 2001 (Turiasauria, Sauropoda) [Systematic and functional anatomy of Losillasaurus giganteus Casanovas, Santaf� & Sanz, 2001 (Turiasauria, Sauropoda), original in Spanish]. – Universidad Aut�noma de Madrid. – F. Gasc� – 2009.

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