Named By: | Barbara SanchezinHernandez in 2005 |
Time Period: | Barremian 130 Ma |
Location: | Spain - Villar del Arzobispo Formation |
Size: | About 16 meters long |
Diet: | Herbivore |
Fossil(s): | Partial remains including limbs, pelvis and vertebrae |
Classification: | | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurichia | Sauropoda | Turiasauria | |
Also known as: | | Galvesaurus | |
Galvesaurus or Galveosaurus is a genus of extinct sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic or Early Cretaceous period. Fossils of the only known species, G. herreroi, were found in Galve, Spain, hence its generic name, "Galve lizard". The specific name G. herreroi honours the discoverer, Jose Maria Herrero.