Lourinhanosaurus

Lourinhã lizard

• Lourinhã · Portuguese (place name) · Lourinhã, a town and municipality in Portugal
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines Lourinhã, the town and region in western Portugal near where the fossils were found, with the Greek word for "lizard". It therefore refers to the place of discovery. The only species, L. antunesi, honours the Portuguese palaeontologist Miguel Telles Antunes.

Named by

Mateus

Year named

1998

Period

Late Jurassic

Stages

Kimmeridgian – Tithonian

Found in

Lourinhã Formation, near Lourinhã, Portugal

A theropod dinosaur, generally regarded as a basal allosauroid or other basal tetanuran; its exact placement is debated. It should not be confused with the sauropod Lourinhasaurus. Eggs with embryos from the same area have been attributed to it. The exact stage range is given with moderate confidence.