In Depth
Lisboasaurus is a genus of crocodylomorph that lived in Portugal during the late Jurassic. A former species of Lisboasaurus, L. mitracostatus, has now been re-assigned to its own genus, Lusitanisuchus.
Further Reading
- Upper Jurassic lizards from central Portugal. Contribui��o para o conhecimento da Fauna do Kimerridgiano da Mina de Lignito Guimarota (Leiria, Portugal). Servi�os Geol�gicos de Portugal, Mem�ria (Nova S�rie) 22:7-85. - J. Seiffert - 1975. - Lusitanisuchus, a new generic name for Lisboasaurus mitracostatus (Crocodylomorpha: Mesoeucrocodylia), with a description of new remains from the Upper Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) and Lower Cretaceous (Berriasian) of Portugal. Canadian Journal of Earth Science 41(10):1259–1271. - D. Schwarz & R. Fechner - 2004. – The first dentary of Lisboasaurus (Crocodylomorpha, ?Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Lower Cretaceous of U�a, Cuenca Province, Spain. – Journal of vertebrate Paleontology 28(1): 264-268. – D. Schwarz & R. Fechner – 2008.
