Vouivria damparisensis Mannion et al. 2017 (brachiosaurid)

Reptilia - Saurischia - Brachiosauridae

Full reference: P. D. Mannion, R. Allain, and O. Moine. 2017. The earliest known titanosauriform sauropod dinosaur and the evolution of Brachiosauridae. PeerJ 5:e3217:1-82

Belongs to Vouivria according to P. D. Mannion et al. 2017

See also Holwerda et al. 2019

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MNHN.F.1934.6 DAM 1-42, a partial skeleton (Teeth, vertebrae, and most appendicular elements). Its type locality is Solvay Group/Inovyn company quarry, Dôle, Damparis, which is in an Oxfordian/Oxfordian lagoonal limestone/limestone in the Calcaires de Clerval Formation of France.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Solvay Group/Inovyn company quarry, Dôle, Damparis

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