The dinosaur bones most likely belonged to a sauropod, which, in addition to its extraordinary length, was almost 12 meters tall. Considering that it is between 100 and 160 million years old, the fossil is preserved in very good condition.

Finding all the ribs of an animal in this form, not to mention that they are in this position, preserving their original anatomical position. This form of preservation is relatively rare in the fossilized remains of dinosaurs, particularly sauropods.
– Elizabeth Malafaia, a PhD student at the Faculty of Science at the University of Lisbon, said in a statement.

Despite their massive size and long necks and tails, sauropods were herbivores. Unlike the famous tyrannosaurus, sauropods had thick, powerful forelimbs.

Sauropods were one of the largest dinosaurs / Photo earth.com

Some of the most recognizable species in their group include Brachiosaurus altithorax and Giraffatitan brancai, and Lusotitan atalaiensis, a Portuguese Late Jurassic species found in the western region of Portugal.

With a team of Portuguese and Spanish researchers working on this, let’s hope we can learn more about our late Jurassic friends from the new discovery.