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Vouivria

Say it: voo-VEE-ree-ah

Name means: “winged dragon or wyvern from French folklore”1

Ate: PlantsLong-necksLate Jurassic

Vouivria was a huge, long-necked plant-eater that lived in what is now France during the Late Jurassic. It was one of the earliest members of the brachiosaur family, the group that includes the famous Brachiosaurus.1

Lived

159 to 155 million years ago5

Late Jurassic

Fossils found in

Damparis, Franche-Comté, France1

Food

Plants2

Length

15 m1

estimate

Weight

15 tonnes1

When did it live?

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

252 million years ago20114566, the asteroid

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How long was it?

How heavy was it?

as heavy as 2.5 elephants

as long as 3 cars parked in a rowas long as 83 bananas end to endas heavy as 10 carsas heavy as 3000 watermelons

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Fun facts

Vouivria was named in 2017, making it a relatively new dinosaur discovery.1

Its fossils were first found in 1934 by workers in a chalkstone quarry, but it took over 80 years for scientists to realize it was a new species.1

Vouivria is the oldest known brachiosaurid dinosaur, living about 160 million years ago.1

The skeleton of Vouivria is one of the most complete sauropod skeletons ever found in France.1

Vouivria's thighbone is 146 centimetres long, which is about as tall as a grown-up person.1

Theropod teeth were found among Vouivria's bones, showing that meat-eaters scavenged on its carcass after it died.1

AI-made picture of Vouivria — An AI-made picture of how Vouivria might have looked, made by a computer from what scientists know. It is a guess: the real animal may have looked different, and nobody knows its true colours.

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Most asked questions about Vouivria

?How big was Vouivria?

About 15 metres long and weighed around 15 tonnes. That is about 1.5 times the length of a 10 metre double decker bus.1 3

?What did Vouivria eat?

Vouivria was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants. It likely fed on ferns and conifers.3

?Is Vouivria a dinosaur?

Yes, Vouivria is a dinosaur. It is a sauropod dinosaur belonging to the Brachiosauridae family.1

?When did Vouivria live?

Vouivria lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 160 million years ago.1 4

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For dino experts

Scientific name: Vouivria
Named by: Mannion et al. 20175
Group: Long-necks
Family / clade: Brachiosauridae5
Classification: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Macronaria5
Age of the rocks: 159 to 155 million years (Oxfordian)5
Rock formations: Calcaires de Clerval5
Countries: France5
Fossil records: 1 in the Paleobiology Database5
Discovery: Vouivria was discovered in 1934 near Damparis, France, by quarry workers. It was named and described in 2017 by Philip D. Mannion, Ronan Allain and Olivier Moine.1
Still debated: Scientists are not sure exactly how Vouivria is related to other brachiosaurids, but they think it was a very early member of the group.1

Where the facts come from

Vouivria (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Earliest relative of Brachiosaurus dinosaur found in France | Imperial News | Imperial College London (imperial.ac.uk)
Fossil sheds light on 'Jurassic Park' dinosaurs - BBC News (bbc.co.uk)
Vouivria in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): age, places, rock formations, classification.

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