Galveosaurus
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Galvesaurus, or Galveosaurus (meaning "Galve lizard"), is a genus of brachiosaurid sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period. Fossils of the only known species, G. herreroi, were found in Galve, Spain, hence its generic name. The specific name herreroi honours the discoverer, José María Herrero. Some researchers suggest that the taxon might represent a junior synonym of the Portuguese genus Lusotitan.
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- Parent taxon
- Brachiosauridae
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- taxon name
- Galveosaurus
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- genus
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- Galvesaurus
- temporal range start
- Late Jurassic
- temporal range end
- Early Cretaceous
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Galvesaurus, or Galveosaurus (meaning "Galve lizard"), is a genus of brachiosaurid sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period. Fossils of the only known species, G. herreroi, were found in Galve, Spain, hence its generic name. The specific name herreroi honours the discoverer, José María Herrero. Some researchers suggest that the taxon might represent a junior synonym of the Portuguese genus Lusotitan.
== Phylogeny == While Royo-Torres et al. (2006) grouped Galvesaurus within Turiasauria alongside Losillasaurus and Turiasaurus, Barco & Canudo (2012) noted that Galvesaurus lacks turiasaurian synapomorphies and found that it was actually a macronarian. A 2017 study suggested that it may represent a junior synonym of Lusotitan. New material described in 2019 reveals Galvesaurus to be a brachiosaurid, specifically as a sister taxon of Lusotitan. A 2024 phylogenetic analysis recovered it as a sister taxon of Titanosauriformes outside Brachiosauridae.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Galveosaurus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.