Amargasaurus

Amargas lizard

• Amarga · Spanish · from La Amarga, the formation and nearby canyon (Spanish 'bitter')
• sauros · Greek · lizard

Amargasaurus means "La Amarga lizard". It is named after the La Amarga Formation and La Amarga Canyon in Neuquén Province, Argentina, where the fossils were found. The place name comes from the Spanish word for "bitter". The Greek "sauros" (lizard) is the usual ending for dinosaur names. This sauropod is known for the paired tall spines on its neck vertebrae.

Named by

Salgado and Bonaparte

Year named

1991

Period

Early Cretaceous

Stage

Barremian

Found in

La Amarga Formation, Neuquén Province, Argentina

A dicraeosaurid sauropod. The type species is Amargasaurus cazaui.