Lourinhanosaurus was a carnivore. It lived in the Jurassic period and inhabited Europe. Its fossils have been found in places such as Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (Portugal).

Quick facts about Lourinhanosaurus:

  • Existed from Kimmeridgian Age to Tithonian Age
  • Lived in a terrestrial habitat
  • Was a carnivore
  • Reproduced by laying eggs
  • 2 different specimens have been found by paleontologists

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Lourinhanosaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
  • O. Mateus. 1998. Lourinhanosaurus antunesi, a new Upper Jurassic allosauroid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from Lourinhã, Portugal. Memórias da Academia de Ciências de Lisboa 37:111-124
  • I. Mateus and H. Mateus. 1997. Couvée, oeufs et embryons d'un Dinosaure Théropode du Jurassique supérieur de Lourinhã (Portugal). Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences à Paris, Sciences de la Terre et des Planètes 325:65-70