Zby atlanticus

Zby is an extinct genus of turiasaurian sauropod dinosaur known from the Late Jurassic, particularly late Kimmeridgian stage of the Lourinhã Formation, in central west Portugal. It contains a single species, Zby atlanticus. It is named after , who studied the geology and paleontology of Portugal.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Zby atlanticus is referenced by 446 other articles, and connects out to Sauropodomorpha, Rebbachisauridae and Sauropoda.

It is catalogued under topics including Dinosaur genera, Dinosaurs of Portugal and Fossil taxa described in 2014.

Its subject is documented across 16 Wikipedia language editions.

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taxon name: Zby atlanticus
taxon rank: species
Commons category: Zby
short name: Z. atlanticus

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Contents

Discovery and naming
Description
Diet
References

== Discovery and naming == Zby is known solely from its holotype, a closely associated partial skeleton including a complete tooth with root, a fragment of cervical neural arch, an anterior chevron, and an almost complete right pectoral girdle and forelimb. It was discovered in 1996 in the Lourinhã Formation, Portugal by Octávio Mateus.

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