Anabisetia

Named for Ana Biset

• Ana Biset · Spanish (personal name) · Ana Biset, the person honoured
• -ia · Latin · Latinised genus-name suffix

Anabisetia is a personal-name genus rather than a descriptive one. It honours Ana Biset, who was connected with the palaeontological work in Neuquén Province, Argentina. The genus was named with the Latinised ending "-ia", which is the usual way to form a genus name from a person's name.

Named by

Coria and Calvo

Year named

2002

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stages

Cenomanian – Turonian

Found in

Cerro Lisandro Formation, Neuquén Province, Argentina

A small, bipedal ornithopod dinosaur. The type species is Anabisetia saldiviai. The exact stage range and the details of who Ana Biset was are given with moderate confidence, so check them against the original description.