Camarillasaurus
Camarillasaurus was a meat-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now Spain. It had a long snout and sharp teeth, and scientists think it might have eaten fish and other animals. This dinosaur is one of the few spinosaurs found in Europe.14
מתי הוא חי?
כמה מהר הוא היה?
עובדות כיפיות
Camarillasaurus was first thought to be a ceratosaur, but later studies showed it is actually a spinosaur, a type of fish-eating dinosaur.1
The only known fossils of Camarillasaurus were found in a small area of about five square metres, all from one individual.2
Its bones were discovered by a farmer named Pedro Cirugeda Buj while ploughing his field.2
Camarillasaurus lived about 130 to 125 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous period.1
This dinosaur is one of several spinosaurs found in Spain, along with Baryonyx and Vallibonavenatrix.1

השאלות הנפוצות ביותר על Camarillasaurus
?How big was Camarillasaurus?
It was a medium- to large-sized theropod, but no exact length or weight is given in the sources.3
?What did Camarillasaurus eat?
It was a meat-eater. Scientists think it may have eaten fish and other animals, like other spinosaurs.1
?When did Camarillasaurus live?
It lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 130 to 125 million years ago.1
?Where was Camarillasaurus found?
Its fossils were found in the Camarillas Formation near the village of Camarillas in Teruel, Spain.1
?Is Camarillasaurus a dinosaur?
Yes, it is a dinosaur. It is a spinosaurid theropod dinosaur.1
?How was Camarillasaurus discovered?
Its bones were discovered by a farmer named Pedro Cirugeda Buj while ploughing his field.1
למומחי דינוזאורים
- שם מדעי
- Camarillasaurus
- קיבל את שמו מ
- Sánchez-Hernández and Benton 20144
- קבוצה
- ספינוזאורים
- משפחה / ענף
- Spinosauridae4
- סיווג
- Theropoda > Spinosauridae4
- גיל הסלעים
- 126 עד 121 מיליון שנה (Barremian)4
- תצורות סלע
- Camarillas4
- מדינות
- ספרד4
- ממצאי מאובנים
- 1 ב־The Paleobiology Database4
- גילוי
- Camarillasaurus was named in 2014 by paleontologists Bárbara Sánchez-Hernández and Michael J. Benton. The fossils were found by Pedro Cirugeda Buj in a field near Camarillas, Spain.42
- עדיין שנוי במחלוקת
- Scientists are still debating whether Camarillasaurus was a ceratosaur or a spinosaur. Most recent studies place it in the spinosaur family, but some details of its skeleton are still unclear.1
מאיפה מגיעות העובדות
- Camarillasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
- Filling the ceratosaur gap: A new ceratosaurian theropod from the Early Cretaceous of Spain (app.pan.pl)
- Revision of Early Cretaceous theropod dinosaur (palaeo-electronica.org)
- Camarillasaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): גיל, מקומות, תצורות סלע, סיווג.
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