Dinheirosaurus Bonaparte and Mateus 1999 (diplodocine)

Reptilia - Saurischia - Diplodocidae

Full reference: J. F. Bonaparte and O. Mateus. 1999. A new diplodocid, Dinheirosaurus lourinhanensis gen. et sp. nov., from the Late Jurassic beds of Portugal. Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" e Instituto Nacional de Investigación de las Ciencias Naturales, Paleontología 5(2):13-29

Parent taxon: Diplodocinae according to P. D. Mannion and A. J. Moore 2025

See also Bonaparte and Mateus 1999, Foster and Peterson 2016, Ibiricu et al. 2012, Mannion et al. 2012, Mannion et al. 2019, Mateus and Milàn 2010, Mocho et al. 2013, Mocho et al. 2014, Mocho et al. 2017, Rauhut et al. 2005, Royo-Torres et al. 2007, Ruiz-Omeñaca et al. 2008, Tschopp and Mateus 2013, Tschopp et al. 2015, Upchurch et al. 2004, Whitlock 2011 and Wilson 2002

Sister taxa: Ardetosaurus, Barosaurus, Diplodocus, Galeamopus, Leinkupal, Supersaurus, Tornieria

Subtaxa: Dinheirosaurus lourinhanensis

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Type: Dinheirosaurus lourinhanensis

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Praia de Porto Dinheiro cliff (top) (Jurassic of Portugal)

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