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LIRAINOSAURUS
(le-rayn-o-sore-us)
meaning: "Slender lizard"
Lirainosaurus
Named By: J. L. Sanz, J. E. Powell, J. Le Loeuff, R. Martinez & X. PeredainSuberbiola in 1999
Time Period: Late Cretaceous
Location: Spain - Sierra Perenchiza Formation & Vitoria Formation
Size: Estimated to be somewhere between 8 and 10 meters long
Diet: Herbivore
Fossil(s): Fragmentary and partial remains of several individuals
Classification: | Chodata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Sauropoda | Titanosauria |
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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.

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