Vouivria: Research Database
Mesozoic · Fossil Record
Research Note: Vouivria was a significant fossil species providing important data on vertebrate evolution during the Mesozoic era.
| Research Finding | Status | Grade | Year | Method | Citation | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
García 2012: Vouivria and titanosaur diversity in the Cretaceous Cretaceous Research | Confirmed | A | 2012 | Fossil | García, Cretaceous Research | Diversity |
Sander & Peitz 2008: New data on Vouivria and Cretaceous sauropods Palaeontographica | Confirmed | B | 2008 | Fossil | Sander & Peitz, Palaeontographica | Taxonomy |
What We Still Do Not Know About Vouivria
- Complete skeletal morphology.
- Phylogenetic relationships.
- Ecological role.
In Depth
Fossils of Vouivria were originally attributed to the dinosaur Bothriospondylus, however study of the fossils combined with the dubious status of Bothriospondylus meant that by the 1980s the fossils that these fossils were no longer thought to be Bothriospondylus. In 2017 the fossils were used to describe their own genus, Vouivria. Vouivria was a medium sized brachiosaurid sauropod dinosaur that lived in Europe during the late Jurassic.
Further Reading
- The earliest known titanosauriform sauropod dinosaur and the evolution of Brachiosauridae. - PeerJ 5:e3217:1-82. - P. D. Mannion, R. Allain & O. Moine - 2017.
