Ahshislesaurus

ah-SHEES-leh-SORE-us /ɑˌʃiːslɛˈsɔːrəs/

Ahishislepah lizard

The name comes from the Ah-shi-sle-pah Wilderness in New Mexico, a phonetic transliteration of the Navajo phrase áshįįh łibá meaning "salt, it is gray," combined with the Greek word sauros for "lizard".

Named by
Dalman, et al.
Year named
2025
Period
Late Cretaceous
Stage
Campanian
Found in
New Mexico