Jurassic
Dinheirosaurus
Dinheirosaurus lourinhanensis
The catalogue presents Dinheirosaurus as a herbivore member of Diplodocidae that lived during the Jurassic, between 150 Ma. Its estimated range is 26.0 m in length and 15 t in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Lourinha, Portugal. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Dinheirosaurus, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Bonaparte and Mateus (1999).
The PBDB places it in Diplodocinae, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Diplodocidae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Diplodocidae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range is the Kimmeridgian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the Lourinhã Formation (1). Provenance: Portugal.
The catalogue records the holotype as ML 414 and the type locality as “Lourinha, Portugal”.
- ML 414
- Lourinha, Portugal
The catalogue's reference measurements are 26.0 m in length and 15 t in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 26.0 m
- 15 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
- 26.0 m
- Weight
- 15 t
- Period
- Jurassic
- Time range
- 150 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 1999
- Described by
- Jose Bonaparte & Octavio Mateus
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Diplodocidae
- Genus
- Dinheirosaurus
- Species
- D. lourinhanensis
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
- ML 414
- Type locality
- Lourinha, Portugal