- Lusotitan
Taxobox
name = "Lusotitan"
status = fossil
fossil_range =Late Jurassic
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Sauropsid a
superordo =Dinosauria
ordo =Saurischia
subordo =Sauropodomorpha
infraordo =Sauropoda
familia =Brachiosauridae
genus = "Lusotitan"
genus_authority = Antunes & Mateus,2003
species = "L. atalaiensis"
binomial = "Lusotitan atalaiensis"
binomial_authority = (Lapparent & Zbyszewski,1957 )"Lusotitan" is the name given to a genus of
dinosaur from the LateJurassic Period . It was a brachiosauridsauropod with long forearms, one of the hallmarks of the brachiosaur family. Its fossils were found in theLourinhã Formation , inPortugal , dating to theTithonian stage of the Late Jurassic.cite journal| last = Antunes| first = Miguel| authorlink = | coauthors = Mateus, Octavio| title = Dinosaurs of Portugal| journal = Comptes rendus. Palévol | volume = 2| issue = 1| pages = 77-95| publisher = | location = | date = 2003| url = http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=14732825| doi = | id = | accessdate = 2008-07-06]A partial
skeleton was uncovered in Portugal in 1957; it is estimated that "Lusotitan" was 25 meters (82 feet) long. Noskull has yet been found, but it would fit the typical brachiosaurid pattern with very high and open nostrils andspoon -shapedteeth . Thetype species is "Lusotitan atalaiensis". Originally described as "Brachiosaurus atalaiensis" by Lapparent and Zbszewski in1957 , it was reclassified in2003 .References
Dixon, Dougal. 'The Complete Book of Dinosaurs.' Hermes House, 2006.
External links
* [http://www.users.qwest.net/~jstweet1/brachiosauridae.htm Brachiosauridae] from "Thescelosaurus!"
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