Turiasaurus

Turiasaurus

Taxobox
name = "Turiasaurus"
fossil_range = Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous


image_width = 200px
image_caption =
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Sauropsida
superordo = Dinosauria
ordo = Saurischia
subordo = Sauropodomorpha
infraordo = Sauropoda
unranked_familia = Turiasauria
genus = "Turiasaurus"
genus_authority=Royo-Torres, Cobos & Alcala, 2006
subdivision_ranks=Species
subdivision=
*"T. riodevensis" Royo-Torres "et al.", 2006 (type)

"Turiasaurus" (meaning "Turia lizard"; Turia is the Latin name of Teruel) is a genus of sauropod dinosaur from the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary. It is believed to be the largest dinosaur ever found in Europe, and is among the largest dinosaurs known (exceeding 30 meters, or 98 ft in length), with a weight of 40 to 48 tons,Royo-Torres, R., Cobos, A., and Alcalá, L. (2006). "A Giant European Dinosaur and a New Sauropod Clade." "Science" 314: 1925-1927.] 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".

References

External links

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6201251.stm BBC report on "Turiasaurus"]
* [http://dinosaurier-web.de/galery/pages_t/turiasaurus.html Fact-Sheet with picture german/english"]
* [http://www.fundaciondinopolis.org/ Fundación Conjunto Paleontológico de Teruel"]


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