Vouivria Vouivria

"Etymology TBD"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Vouivria 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Middle Jurassic (160 Mya)
Place
France · Madagascar
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Brachiosauridae Dinosauria Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Sauropoda

Vouivria is a genus of herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, belonging to the Brachiosauridae, that lived in the area of present France during the Late Jurassic. The type and only known species is Vouivria damparisensis. It is based on a specimen once commonly referred to as the ‘“French Bothriospondylus”’ in the scientific literature, as the specimen was once identified as Bothriospondylus madagascariensis, a species known from the Middle Jurassic of Madagascar.

What we know

  • Named by Mannion, Allain & Moine, 2017.
  • Fossils found in France and Madagascar.