Jurassic
Aragosaurus
Aragosaurus ischiaticus
The catalogue presents Aragosaurus as a herbivore member of Camarasauridae that lived during the Jurassic, between 149.2–143.1 Ma. Its estimated range is 18.0 m in length and 25 t in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Las Zabacheras, Villar del Arzobispo Formation, Galve, Spain. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Aragosaurus, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Sanz et al. (1987).
The PBDB places it in Macronaria, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Camarasauridae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Camarasauridae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range runs from the Kimmeridgian to the Tithonian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the Villar del Arzobispo Formation (1). Provenance: Spain.
The catalogue records the holotype as MPZ-DGUZ 97/464 and the type locality as “Las Zabacheras, Villar del Arzobispo Formation, Galve, Spain”.
- MPZ-DGUZ 97/464
- Las Zabacheras, Villar del Arzobispo Formation, Galve, Spain
The catalogue's reference measurements are 18.0 m in length and 25 t in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 18.0 m
- 25 tons
The record gathers 18 bibliographic references registered in the PBDB, listed below.
Where it lived
Fossil occurrences on today’s map and in the tectonic reconstruction.
Positions reconstructed by PBDB/GPlates, not observed; this is not an exact habitat map.
Artistic 3D reconstruction
There is no approved species-specific 3D model yet. Generic anatomy will not be presented as if it were evidence.
Physical Specifications
- Length
- 18.0 m
- Weight
- 25 t
- Period
- Jurassic
- Time range
- 149.2–143.1 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 1987
- Described by
- Sanz et al.
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Camarasauridae
- Genus
- Aragosaurus
- Species
- A. ischiaticus
Data status
Taxonomic name matched to PBDB and checked on 2026-08-08.
Taxonomic linkage does not automatically validate size, mass, behaviour or appearance.
- Type specimen
- MPZ-DGUZ 97/464
- Type locality
- Las Zabacheras, Villar del Arzobispo Formation, Galve, Spain