Losillasaurus

Losilla lizard

• Losilla · Spanish (place name) · locality in Valencia province, Spain, near where the fossils were found
• sauros · Greek · lizard

Losillasaurus is a sauropod from eastern Spain. Its name combines the place name Losilla, a locality in Valencia province linked to the discovery area, with the Greek "sauros" (lizard). The type species is Losillasaurus giganteus, and "giganteus" refers to its large size.

Named by

Casanovas, Santafé and Sanz

Year named

2001

Period

Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous

Stages

Tithonian – Berriasian

Found in

Villar del Arzobispo Formation, Valencia province, Spain

A sauropod, often considered a turiasaurian (related to Turiasaurus). The exact origin of the place name (the Losilla locality) is given with moderate confidence. The Jurassic–Cretaceous boundary age is approximate.