Genus
Valid Extinct

Lirainosaurus

Sanz et al. 1999
Etymology slender lizard

Lirainosaurus is a genus of titanosaur sauropod which lived in what is now Spain. The type species, Lirainosaurus astibiae, was described by Sanz, Powell, Le Loeuff, Martinez, and Pereda-Suberbiola in 1999. It was a relatively small sauropod, measuring 4 metres (13 ft) long, possibly up to 6 metres (20 ft) long for the largest individuals, and weighed about 2–4 metric tons.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
10
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Lirainosaurus
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The titanosaurian sauropod Lirainosaurus astibiae Sanz, Powell, Le Loeuff, Martínez, and Pereda Suberbiola, 1999 from the Late Cretaceous of Laño (northern Spain), paratypic braincase (MCNA 7439). Right lateral, left lateral, posterior, and anterior views. © Verónica Díez Díaz, Xabier Pereda Suberbiola, and José Luis Sanz · CC BY 2.0 · 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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Neosauropoda Unranked clade
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Macronaria Unranked clade
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Titanosauriformes Unranked clade
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Somphospondyli Unranked clade
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Titanosauria Unranked clade
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Eutitanosauria Unranked clade
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Lirainosaurinae Unranked clade
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Lirainosaurus Genus
Measurements
Length
14,3 m ⓘ
Lirainosaurus astibiae  
Mass
10 700 kg ⓘ
Lirainosaurus astibiae  
Fossil sites 10 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇪🇸 Spain
8
🇫🇷 France
2
Geological formations
Sierra Perenchiza
4
Vitoria
2
Villalba de la Sierra
1
Sedano
1
Grès à Reptiles
1
Marnes Rouges Inférieures
1
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
1
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
9
Species (1)
Lirainosaurus astibiae 84 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
J. L. Sanz, J. E. Powell, and J. Le Loeuff, R. Martinez, X. Pereda-Suberbiola. 1999. Sauropod remains from the Upper Cretaceous of Laño (northcentral Spain). Titanosaur phylogenetic relationships. Estudios del Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Alava 14(especial 1):235-255
Bibliography (4)
B. Vila, A. Galobart, and J. I. Canudo, J. Le Loeuff, J. Dinarès-Turell, V. Riera, O. Oms, T. Tortosa, R. Gaete. 2012. The diversity of sauropod dinosaurs and their first taxonomic succession from the latest Cretaceous of southwestern Europe: Clues to demise and extinction. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 350–352:19-38 DOI ↗
J. Company, X. Pereda Suberbiola, and J. I. Ruiz-Omenaca. 2009. Nuevos restos fosiles del dinosaurio Lirainosaurus (Sauropoda, Titanosauria) en el Cretácico Superior (Campaniano-Maastrichtiano) de la Península Ibérica. Ameghiniana 46(2):391-405
F. Ortega and A. Pérez García. 2009. cf. Lirainosaurus sp. (Dinosauria: Titanosauria) en el Cretácico Superior de Sacedón (Guadalajara). Geogaceta 46:87-90
X. Pereda-Suberbiola, H. Asibia, and X. Murelaga, J. J. Elzorza, J. J. Gomez-Alday. 2000. Taphonomy of the Late Cretaceous dinosaur-bearing beds of the Lano Quarry (Iberian Peninsula). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 157:247-275 DOI ↗