Herbivorous dinosaurs from the Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) of Guimarota, Portugal

Herbivorous dinosaurs from the Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) of Guimarota, P ortugal. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 112, 275-283. Herbivor ous dinosaurs from the Kimmeridgian of Guimarota (Leiria, Portugal) include a probable brachiosaurid sauropod, the small hypsilophodontid Phyllodon he nkeli, and a possible dryosaurid or camptosaurid iguanodontian. The taxonom ic composition of the fauna is in general accordance with that of other Lat e Jurassic dinosaur faunas, especially with that of the Morrison Formation of North America. All the remains from Guimarota represent relatively small animals and, in comparison to the number of theropod specimens found, herb ivorous dinosaurs are strongly under-represented in the fauna. This observa tion can probably be explained by transport sorting and differential preser vation potential of the teeth of different dinosaur groups.