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long-neck giant
Losillasaurus
Say it like this: “loh-SIL-yah-SAWR-us”
Losillasaurus giganteus
Losillasaurus ate plants and walked on four legs. It lived in the Late Jurassic. Bones have been found in Spain.
- When
- Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian · Tithonian) · roughly 154.8 to 143.1 million years ago
- Named in
- 2001 · Casanovas, M. L.; Santafé, J. V.; Sanz, J. L.
- Hip height
- 5 m · 16 ft
- Length
- 15–18 m · 49–59 ft
- Weight
- 12–15 tonnes
- Found in
- Spain · Villar del Arzobispo
- Food and walking
- Herbivore · Four legs
- Kind
- long-neck giant · Sauropod
- Family branch
- Turiasauria
The story in short
In 2001, M. L. Casanovas and colleagues published the name Losillasaurus. The name means “losilla lizard.”
It lived in the Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian · Tithonian), roughly 154.8 to 143.1 million years ago. Finds come from Spain, including the Villar del Arzobispo Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.
Published estimates put Losillasaurus at a length near 15–18 m, hips about 5 m high, and a body mass around 12–15 tonnes.
On the family tree it sits in Turiasauria, among the sauropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Amanzia
Amanzia greppini
Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) · roughly 154.8 to 149.2 million years ago
Mierasaurus
Mierasaurus bobyoungi
Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) · roughly 137.1 to 132.6 million years ago
Moabosaurus
Moabosaurus utahensis
Early Cretaceous (Barremian) · roughly 125.8 to 121.4 million years ago