New Dinosaur Species Torvosaurus gurnii: The 32-Foot Predator of Portugal

I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast · Mar 18, 2015 · 12m

A new dinosaur species from Portugal was a 32-foot predator with four-inch teeth. Meet Torvosaurus gurnii and learn why its discovery changed the story of Jurassic Europe.

Torvosaurus gurnii was identified from fossils found in Portugal, including a jawbone, shin bone, teeth, and tail vertebrae. Researchers realized it was different from the related Torvosaurus tanneri partly because it had fewer teeth in its upper jaw and differences in its bones. The episode explores how this new dinosaur species may have been one of the biggest predators known from Jurassic Europe and how its size fits an…