Losillasaurus

Taxobox
name = "Losillasaurus"
fossil_range = Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Sauropsida
superordo = Dinosauria
ordo = Saurischia
infraordo = Sauropoda
unranked_familia = Turiasauria
genus = "Losillasaurus"
genus_authority = Casanovas "et al.", 2001
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
* "L. giganteus" (type) Casanovas "et al.", 2001

"Losillasaurus" (meaning "Losilla lizard") is a genus of sauropod dinosaur from the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary in the southeast of Spain. The type species of the turiasaurian "Losillasaurus giganteus" was discovered in the Los Serranos basin in Valencia and formally described by Casanovas, Santafé and Sanz in 2001. The material is from a subadult and includes part of a skull; complete cervical, dorsal, sacral, and caudal vertebrae as well as several fragments; skeletal elements from the limbs including a humerus, ulna, radius, and metacarpal; sternal plates; and from the pelvis: the ilium, ischium, and pubis. The genera is characterized by the dimension and shape of the neural spine of the proximal caudal vertebrae.cite journal|last=Casanovas|first=Maria Lourdes|coauthors=Santafé, José Vicente; Sanz, José Luis|year=2001|title="Losillasaurus giganteus", un nuevo saurópodo del tránsito Jurásico-Cretácico e la Cuenca de “Los Serranos" (Valencia, España)|journal=Paleontologia i Evolució|language=Spanish|volume=32–33|pages=99–122] [Ruiz-Omeñaca, Jose Ignacio (2001). " [http://dml.cmnh.org/2001Jun/msg00206.html "Losillasaurus giganteus", a new Spanish sauropod] ". "Dinosaur Mailing List".] While there are no size estimates, "Losillasaurus" is large. The humerus is convert|143|cm|in long, [Ruiz-Omeñaca, Jose Ignacio (2001). [http://dml.cmnh.org/2001Jun/msg00213.html "Re: "Losillasaurus giganteus", a new Spanish sauropod] ". "Dinosaur Mailing List".] which despite being from a subadult specimen is within 20% of the size of "Paralititan". [Taylor, Mike (2001). " [http://dml.cmnh.org/2001Jun/msg00238.html Re: "Losillasaurus giganteus", a new Spanish sauropod] ". "Dinosaur Mailing List"]

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