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=== Fauna and habitat in Europe === [[File:Portugal Torvosaurus.png|thumb|Femur and tibia referred to ''T. gurneyi'']] The Ornatenton Formation is a Callovian aged shallow marine deposit, within the formation ''Torvosaurus'' was [[Sympatry|sympatric]] with the closely related and also large ''[[Wiehenvenator]].'' The Lourinhã Formation is Kimmeridgian-Tithonian in age. The environment is coastal and therefore has a strong marine influence. Its flora and fauna are very similar to that of the Morrison. ''Torvosaurus'' appears to be the top predator here. It lived alongside the European species of ''Allosaurus'' (''A. europaeus''), ''Ceratosaurus'', ''Stegosaurus'', and presumably ''[[Camptosaurus]]''. The theropod ''[[Lourinhanosaurus]]'' also stalked the area. ''[[Lusotitan]]'' was the largest sauropod in the region, while the diplodocids ''[[Dinheirosaurus]]'' and ''[[Lourinhasaurus]]'' were also present. ''[[Dacentrurus]]'' and ''[[Miragaia longicollum|Miragaia]]'' were both stegosaurs, while ''[[Dracopelta]]'' was an [[ankylosauria]]n. ''[[Draconyx]]'' was an iguanodontid related to ''Camptosaurus''. Due to the marine nature of the Lourinhã Formation, sharks, [[Plesiochelyidae|plesiochelyid turtles]], and [[Teleosauridae|teleosaurid crocodyliforms]] are also present.<ref>OCTÁVIO MATEUS LATE JURASSIC DINOSAURS FROM THE MORRISON FORMATION (USA), THE LOURINHÃ AND ALCOBAÇA FORMATIONS (PORTUGAL), AND THE TENDAGURU BEDS (TANZANIA): A COMPARISON Foster, J.R. and Lucas, S. G. R.M., eds., 2006, Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 36.</ref>
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