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FIGURE 1. Map showing the geographic location of the Laño quarry.

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FIGURE 2. Scapular girdle bones of the titanosaurian sauropod Lirainosaurus astibiae from the Late Cretaceous of Laño (northern Spain). Left scapula (MCNA 7459) in 1. lateral and 2. medial views. Right scapula (MCNA 14461) in 3. medial view. Left coracoid (MCNA 3158) in 4. lateral and 5. medial views. Right coracoid (MCNA 7460) in 6. medial and 7. lateral views. Right sternal plate in 8. dorsal and 9. ventral views.Abbreviations: ant, anterior; cf, coracoid foramen; gl, glenoid; lat, lateral; pr, prominence, rd, ridge.

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FIGURE 3. Forelimb bones of the titanosaurian sauropod Lirainosaurus astibiae from the Late Cretaceous of Laño (northern Spain). Left humerus (MCNA 7463) in 1. anterior and 2. posterior views. Right humerus (MCNA 7462) in 3. anterior and 4. posterior views. Right ulna (MCNA 3157) in 5. lateral, 6. medial, 7. proximal and 8. distal (lateral towards bottom) views. Abbreviations: dpc, deltopectoral crest; ol, olecranon; raa, radial articulation.

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FIGURE 4. Pelvic girdle bonesof the titanosaurian sauropod Lirainosaurus astibiae from the Late Cretaceous of Laño (northern Spain). Left ilium (LDL 12) in 1. lateral view. Right ilium (MCNA 7466) in 2. lateral view. Right ilium (MCNA 8609) in 3. lateral view. Left pubis in 4. medial view. Abbreviations: acet, acetabulum; ilped, iliac peduncle; isped, ischial peduncle; ho, hollow; of, obturator foramen; pped, pubic peduncle.

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FIGURE 5. Hindlimb bones of the titanosaurian sauropod Lirainosaurus astibiae from the Late Cretaceous of Laño (northern Spain). Left femur (MCNA 7468) in 1. anterior, 2. lateral, 3. posterior, 4. proximal (posterior towards top) and 5. distal (posterior towards top) views. Left tibia (MCNA 13860) in 6. lateral, 7. medial, 8. proximal (medial towards top) and 9. distal (medial towards top) views. Right fibula (MCNA 9410) in 10. lateral, 11. medial, 12. posterior and 13. distal (posterior towards top) views. Abbreviations: aspa, articular surface for the ascending process; cc, cnemial crest; fic, fibular condyle; ft, fourth trochanter; lt, lateral trochanter; tic, tibial condyle; pvp, posteroventral process; ts, trochanteric shelf.

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FIGURE 6. Leftmetatarsal III (MCNA 14474) of the titanosaurian sauropod Lirainosaurus astibiae from the Late Cretaceous of Laño (northern Spain) in 1. plantar, 2. lateral, 3. dorsal, 4. medial, 5. proximal and 6. distal views (dorsal towards top).

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FIGURE 7. Osteoderms (MCNA 14473 and 14474) of the titanosaurian sauropod Lirainosaurus astibiae from the Late Cretaceous of Laño (northern Spain).

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