Vouivria
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Vouivria 5 m (16.4 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
- Length
- 5 m (16.4 ft)
- Period
- Middle Jurassic (160 Mya)
- Place
- France · Madagascar
- Food
- Herbivore
- Clade
- Brachiosauridae Dinosauria Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Sauropoda Giraffe-postured sauropods with long front legs.
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.
What we guess
The reconstruction notes for Vouivria — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.