Lourinhasaurus was a herbivore. It lived in the Jurassic period and inhabited Europe. Its fossils have been found in places such as Lisbon (Portugal), Leiria (Portugal) and Santarém (Portugal).
Quick facts about Lourinhasaurus:
- Existed from Kimmeridgian Age to Cenomanian Age
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a herbivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- 12 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Lourinhasaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- A. F. d. Lapparent and G. Zbyszewski. 1951. Découverte d'une riche faune de Reptiles Dinosauriens dans le Jurassique supérieur du Portugal [Discovery of a rich fauna of dinosaurian reptiles in the Upper Jurassic of Portugal]. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences à Paris 233:1125-1127
- A. F. d. Lapparent and G. Zbyszewski. 1957. Les dinosauriens du Portugal [The dinosaurs of Portugal]. Mémoires des Services Géologiques du Portugal, nouvelle série 2:1-63
- H.-E. Sauvage. 1895. Les dinosauriens du terrain jurassique supérieur du Boulonnais [The dinosaurs from the Upper Jurassic terrain of the Boulonnais]. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 3e série 22:465-470
