The type species, Turiasaurus riodevensis, was formally described by Royo-Torres, Cobos & Alcala, in 2006. In the early 2010s, excavations were made east of Madrid that uncovered the most complete fossil of such creatures in the whole world.
Turiasaurus riodevensis, a representative species, was formally described by Royo-Torres, Cobos & Alcala, in 2006. Excavations east of Madrid in the early 2010s uncovered the most complete fossil of similar creatures on Earth.