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GALVEOSAURUS
(gal-vee-oh-sore-us)
meaning: "Galve lizard"
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 |
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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.

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