Albalophosaurus

white crest lizard

• alba · Latin · white
• lophos · Greek · crest
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines Latin "alba" (white), Greek "lophos" (crest) and Greek "sauros" (lizard), giving roughly "white crest lizard". The "white" element is, as far as I recall, a reference to the Japanese region where it was found (the Hakusan area, "white mountain"). I am less sure of the exact reason for "crest". The type species is Albalophosaurus yamaguchiorum.

Named by

Ohashi and Barrett

Year named

2009

Period

Early Cretaceous

Found in

Tetori Group, Fukui Prefecture, Japan

A small, early-branching ornithischian, probably related to ceratopsians. Its exact position and the precise age of its rocks are uncertain, so the geologic stages are left blank.