Morosaurus marchei Sauvage 1898 (camarasaurid)

Reptilia - Saurischia - Camarasauridae

Full reference: H.-E. Sauvage. 1898. Vertébrés Fossiles du Portugal. Contributions à l’Étude des Poissons et des Reptiles du Jurassique et du Crétacique [Fossil Vertebrates of Portugal. Contributions to the Study of the Fishes and Reptiles of the Jurassic and Cretaceous] 1-46

Belongs to Morosaurus according to H.-E. Sauvage 1898

Sister taxa: Camarasaurus grandis, Camarasaurus lentus, Camarasaurus lewisi, Camarasaurus supremus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Vila Nova de Ourém, which is in a Kimmeridgian terrestrial horizon in the Alcobaça Formation of Portugal

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Vila Nova de Ourém

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