Genus
Valid Extinct

Camarillasaurus

Sánchez-Hernández and Benton 2014

Camarillasaurus is an extinct genus of spinosaurid theropod dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous period (Barremian) of Camarillas, Teruel Province, in what is now northeastern Spain. Described in 2014, it was originally identified as a ceratosaurian theropod, but later studies suggested affinities to the Spinosauridae. Camarillasaurus is one of several spinosaurid taxa known from the Iberian peninsula, the others being Iberospinus, Protathlitis, Baryonyx, Riojavenatrix, and Vallibonavenatrix.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Camarillasaurus
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Skeletal reconstruction of Camarillasaurus cirugedae, a spinosaurine from the Early Cretaceous Camarilla Formation of Spain. Based on the holotype MPG-KPC1-46 (in white), and referred material of the same specimen MPZ 2022/182 (in blue). Unknown material filled in using Spinosaurus, Irritator, Ichthyovenator, and Baryonyx. Total length is approximately 8.8 m through the centra. A partial sacrum and various other fragments are known but either unfigured or difficult to scale, so they aren't included here. Note: femur, tibia, and surangular/articular have been mirrored from the right side. References: Sánchez-Hernández and Benton, 2014 and Rauhut et al., 2025. © Definitely NOT Dilophosaurus · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
Camarillasaurus
Camarillasaurus
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Tetanurae Unranked clade
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Megalosauroidea Superfamily
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Spinosauridae Family
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Spinosaurinae Subfamily
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Camarillasaurus Genus
Measurements
Length
5,5 m ⓘ
Camarillasaurus cirugedae
Mass
270 kg ⓘ
Camarillasaurus cirugedae
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇪🇸 Spain
1
Geological formations
Camarillas
1
Temporal distribution
Barremian (125.77–121.4 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Camarillasaurus cirugedae 126 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
B. Sánchez-Hernández and M. J. Benton. 2014. Filling the ceratosaur gap: a new ceratosaurian theropod from the Early Cretaceous of Spain. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 59(3):581-600 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
B. Sánchez-Hernández and M. J. Benton. 2014. Filling the ceratosaur gap: a new ceratosaurian theropod from the Early Cretaceous of Spain. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 59(3):581-600 DOI ↗