Genus
Valid Extinct

Turiasaurus

Royo-Torres et al. 2006
Etymology Turia lizard

Turiasaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaurs. It is known from a multiple fossil specimens representing the species Turiasaurus riodevensis, found in the Kimmeridgian Villar del Arzobispo Formation of Teruel, Spain.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
5
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Turiasaurus
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Turiasaurus in zientzia astea © Maria Pilar Etxebarria · Public domain · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Saurischia Unranked clade
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Sauropodomorpha Unranked clade
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Massopoda Unranked clade
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Sauropodiformes Unranked clade
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Sauropoda Unranked clade
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Gravisauria Unranked clade
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Eusauropoda Unranked clade
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Turiasauria Unranked clade
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Turiasaurus Genus
Measurements
Length
21 m ⓘ
Turiasaurus riodevensis
Mass
30 000 kg ⓘ
Turiasaurus riodevensis
Fossil sites 5 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇪🇸 Spain
5
Geological formations
Villar del Arzobispo
5
Temporal distribution
Tithonian (149.2–143.1 Ma)
5
Species (1)
Turiasaurus riodevensis 155 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
R. Royo-Torres, A. Cobos, and L. Alcalá. 2006. A giant European dinosaur and a new sauropod clade. Science 314:1925-1927 DOI ↗
Bibliography (4)
R. Royo-Torres, A. Cobos, and P. Mocho, L. Alcalá. 2021. Origin and evolution of turiasaur dinosaurs set by means of a new ‘rosetta’ specimen from Spain. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 191(1):201-227 DOI ↗
L. Alcalá, L. Luque, and A. Aberasturi, D. Ayala, A. Cobos, E. Espílez, F. Gascó, A. González, L. Mampel, R. Royo-Torres. 2010. El dinosaurio gigante de Riodeva: nacido para enseñar [Riodeva’s giant dinosaur: born to teach]. Enseñanza de las Ciencias de la Tierra 18(1):97-106
R. Royo-Torres, A. Cobos, and L. Alcalá. 2008. Primeros restos directos de dinosaurios en la Sierra de Albarracín (Teruel) [First direct remains of dinosaurs in the Sierra de Albarracín (Teruel)]. In J. I. Ruiz-Omeñaca, L. Piñuela and J. C. García-Ramos (eds), XXIV Jornadas de la Sociedad Española de Paleontología, 15-18 October 2008, Museo del Jurásico de Asturias (MUJA), Colunga, Spain, Libro de Resúmenes
R. Royo-Torres, A. Cobos, and L. Alcalá. 2006. A giant European dinosaur and a new sauropod clade. Science 314:1925-1927 DOI ↗