Genus
Valid Extinct

Pelorosaurus

Mantell 1850

Pelorosaurus is a genus of titanosauriform sauropod dinosaur. Remains referred to Pelorosaurus date from the Early Cretaceous period, about 140–125 million years ago, and have been found in England. Thomas Holtz estimated its length at 24 m (79 ft). The name Pelorosaurus was one of the first to be given to any sauropod. Many species have been assigned to the genus historically, but most are currently considered to belong to other genera. Problematically, the first named species of Pelorosaurus, P. conybeari, is a junior synonym of Cetiosaurus brevis.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
3
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Pelorosaurus
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Right humerus of Pelorosaurus conybeari (NHMUK 28626). A, lateral; B, anterior; C, medial; D, proximal; E, distal views. Missing portions have been reconstructed using the humerus of Giraffatitan as a guide. © Paul Upchurch, Philip D. Mannion, Michael P. Taylor · CC BY 2.5 · 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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Pelorosaurus Genus
Measurements
Length
25 m ⓘ
Fossil sites 3 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
2
🇫🇷 France
1
Geological formations
Tunbridge Wells Sand
1
Temporal distribution
Aptian (121.4–113.2 Ma)
1
Hauterivian (132.6–125.77 Ma)
1
Berriasian (143.1–137.05 Ma)
1
Species (2)
Pelorosaurus conybeari 137 Ma
Pelorosaurus praecursor
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
G. A. Mantell. 1850. On the Pelorosaurus; an undescribed gigantic terrestrial reptile, whose remains are associated with those of Iguanodon and other saurians in the strata of the Tilgate Forest, in Sussex. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 140(16):379-390 DOI ↗
Bibliography (3)
G. Cuny, E. Buffetaut, and H. Cappetta, M. Martin, J. M. Mazin, J. M. Rose. 1991. Nouveaux restes de Vertébrés du Jurassique terminal du Boulonnais (Nord de la France) [New vertebrate remains from the latest Jurassic of the Boulonnais (northern France)]. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Abhandlungen 180(3):323-347
W. Keeping. 1883. The Fossils and Palaeontological Affinities of the Neocomian Deposits of Upware and Brickhill (Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire) DOI ↗
A. G. Melville. 1849. Notes on the vertebral column of the Iguanodon. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 139:285-300