Galvesaurus alt, Galveosaurus

Gal-vee-oh-sore-us.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Galvesaurus/Galveosaurus ‭(‬Galve lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Gal-vee-oh-sore-us.

Named By

Galvesaurus named by J. I. Barco, J. L. Canudo, G. Cuenca-Besc�s & J. I. Ru�z-Ome�aca - 2005. Galveosaurus named by B�rbara S�nchez-Hern�ndez‭ ‬-‭ ‬2005.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurichia,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Turiasauria.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

Size

About‭ ‬16‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Spain‭ ‬-‭ ‬Villar del Arzobispo Formation.

Time Period

Tithonian/Berriasian‭ (‬Jurassic/Cretaceous‭) ‬boundary.

Fossil representation

Partial remains including limbs,‭ ‬pelvis and vertebrae.

In Depth

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Galveosaurus herreroi,‭ ‬a new sauropod dinosaur from Villar del Arzobispo Formation‭ (‬Tithonian-Berriasian‭) ‬of Spain.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Zootaxa‭ ‬1034:‭ ‬1‭–‬20.‭ ‬-‭ ‬B�rbara S�nchez-Hern�ndez‭ ‬-‭ ‬2005. -‭ ‬Un nuevo dinosaurio saur�podo,‭ ‬Galvesaurus herreroi gen.‭ ‬nov.,‭ ‬sp.‭ ‬nov.,‭ ‬del tr�nsito Jur�sico-Cret�cico en Galve‭ (‬Teruel,‭ ‬NE de Espa�a‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Naturaleza Aragonesa‭ ‬15:‭ ‬4-17.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬I.‭ ‬Barco,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Canudo,‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Cuenca-Besc�s‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬I.‭ ‬Ru�z-Ome�aca‭ ‬-‭ ‬2005. -‭ ‬The new sauropod from Spain:‭ ‬Galveosaurus or Galvesaurus‭? ‬-‭ ‬Zootaxa‭ ‬-‭ ‬B�rbara S�nchez-Hern�ndez‭ ‬-‭ ‬2006. – On the phylogenetic position of the sauropod Galvesaurus, and other reflections. – V Jornadas Internacionales sobre Paleontolog�a de Dinosaurios y su entorno. – J. L. Barco & J. I. Canudo – 2012. – New contributions to the phylogenetic position of the sauropod Galvesaurus herreroi from the late Kimmeridgian-early Tithonian (Jurassic) of Teruel (Spain). – Bolet�n Geol�gico y Minero. 130 (3): 375–392. – M. P�rez-Pueyo, M. Moreno-Azanza, J. L. Barco & J. I. Canudo – 2019.

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