Zby atlanticus Mateus et al. 2014 (sauropod)

Reptilia - Saurischia

Full reference: O. Mateus, P. D. Mannion, and P. Upchurch. 2014. Zby atlanticus, a new turiasaurian sauropod (Dinosauria, Eusauropoda) from the Late Jurassic of Portugal. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(3):618-634

Belongs to Zby according to O. Mateus et al. 2014

See also Mocho et al. 2016, Mocho et al. 2017, Mocho et al. 2019, Páramo et al. 2020 and Sharma et al. 2022

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: ML 368, a partial skeleton (Tooth, cervical fragment, chevron, partial pectoral girdle and forelimb). Its type locality is Vale de Pombas, which is in a Kimmeridgian terrestrial horizon in the Praia da Amoreira-Porto Novo Formation of Portugal.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Portugal (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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