Named By: | R. RoyoinTorres, A. Cobos & L. Alcala in 2006 |
Time Period: | Late Jurassic, 145 Ma |
Location: | Spain - Teruel Province - Villar del Arzobispo Formation |
Size: | Estimated to be roughly 30 meters long. Skull about 70 centimetres long |
Diet: | Herbivore |
Fossil(s): | Partial skull and post cranial remains, making up almost half of the post cranial skeleton |
Classification: | | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurichia | Sauropoda | Turiasauria | |
Also known as: | | Riodevasaurus | |
Turiasaurus (meaning "Turia lizard"; Turia is the Latin name of Teruel) is a genus of sauropod dinosaurs. It is known from a single fossil specimen representing the species T. riodevensis, found in a Spanish rock formation dated to the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary, around 140 million years old.