Oblitosaurus Oblitosaurus

"forgotten lizard"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Oblitosaurus 7 m (23 ft) long
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Length
7 m (23 ft)
Period
Late Jurassic (163–145 Mya)
Place
Europe · Spain
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Dinosauria

Oblitosaurus (meaning “forgotten lizard”) is a genus of ankylopollexian ornithopod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Villar del Arzobispo Formation of Spain. The type species is Oblitosaurus bunnueli.

What we know

  • Named by Sánchez-Fenollosa et al., 2023.
  • Body length estimated at about 7 m.
  • Fossils found in Europe and Spain.