Genus: Lourinhasaurus DANTAS, SANZ, DA SILVA, ORTEGA, DOS SANTOS & CACHAO, 1998
Etymology: In reference to Lourinha, a district of Lisboa, Portugal, and Greek, sauros, "lizard."

Species: alenquerensis (de LAPPARENT & ZBYSZEWSKI, 1957) DANTAS, SANZ, DA SILVA, ORTEGA, DOS SANTOS & CACHAO, 1998
Etymology: In reference to Alenquer, Estremadura Province, Bombarral Sub-Basin, Lusitanian Basin, Portugal.
= Apatosaurus alenquerensis de LAPPAERENT & ZBYSZEWSKI, 1957
= Atlantosaurus alenquerensis (de LAPPAERENT & ZBYSZEWSKI, 1957) STEEL, 1970
= Brontosaurus alenquerensis (de LAPPAERENT & ZBYSZEWSKI, 1957) OSLSHEVSKY, 1978
= Camarasaurus alenquerensis (de LAPPARENT & ZBYSZEWSKI, 1957) McINTOSH, 1990

Lectotype: MG LNEG

Locality: Moinho do Carmo, Alenquer, Estremadura Province, Bombarral Sub-Basin, Lusitanian Basin, Portugal.

Horizon: Sobral Formation, unnamed unit.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Oxfordian-Kimmeridgian Stage, Lower-Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material:

Breakdown as follows:

MG 2: Left humeri.

MG 4931: Left femur.

MG 4956: Cervical vertebra, 11 dorsal central, 5 sacral vertebrae, proxmial vertebrae.

MG 4957: Right ischia.

MG 4970: Left pubis.

MG 4975: Right pubis.

MG 4979: Left radius, left ulna.

MG 5780: Left scapulae.

MG 4984: Left fibula.

MG30370: Several cranial-to-caudal dorsal ribs.

MG30372: Right scapulae.

MG 30373, 30377, 30379: Cervical vertebrae.

MG 30374, 30388: 2 proximal vertebrae and 2 proximal caudal neurapophyses.

MG30375: Left astragalus.

MG30376: 3 sacral neural spines.

MG30378: The cranialmost dorsal centra.

MG30380: Sacral ribs.

MG30381: Right humeri, and left ilium.

MG30382: Right sternal plate.

MG30383: Left coracoids.

MG30384: Neuropophyses fragments.

MG30385: Carpal II.

MG30386: Pedal (?) phalanx 2.

MG30387: Chevron fragments. 

Referred material:

Locality: Alcobaca, Portugal.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Kimmeridgian Stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material:

Number: Not given: 12 caudal centra.

 

Locality: Praia de S. Bernardion, Portugal.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Kimmeridgian Stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material:

Number: Not given: 16 caudal centra.

 


Locality: Porto das Barcas, Lourinha, Estremadura Province, Portugal.

Horizon: Sobral Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Kimmeridgian Stage-basal Tithonian Stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material:

Number: Not given: 6 middle caudal centra, 7 middle caudal centra, 11 caudal centra.

 


Locality: Para de Santa Cruz, Portugal.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Kimmeridgian Stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material:

Number: Not given: 13 caudal centra.

 

Locality: Salir de Matos, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal.

Horizon: n Bombarral Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Tithonian Stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material:

Number: Not given: 8 caudals.

 

Locality: Casal de La, Salir de Matos, Portugal.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Kimmeridgian Stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material:

Number: Not given: Caudal centra.

 

 


Locality: Ourem, Portugal.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lusitanien, Late Jurassic.

Material:

Number: Not given: Tooth.

 

DANTAS, SANZ, DA SILVA, ORTEGA, DOS SANTOS & CACHAO, 1998

Locality : Praia de Porto Dinheiro outcrop, western side of the Luistanian basin, Portugal.

Horizon: Lourinha Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Kimmeridgian-Tithonian Stage, Middle-Upper Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material:

Number: Not given: 12 vertebrae, dorsals and posterior cervicals, 12 costelas, fragmentary limb bones, isolated teeth and gastralia. Over 100 gastroliths.