Angaturama

noble one (approximate)

• angatu · Tupi · noble, good
• -rama · Tupi · like, resembling (suffix; exact sense uncertain)

The name comes from the Tupi language of Brazil. It is usually translated as meaning something like "noble" or "brave one" (from angatu, "noble/good"). The type species, A. limai, was named in 1996 for a skull tip (snout) from northeastern Brazil.

Named by

Kellner and Campos

Year named

1996

Period

Early Cretaceous

Stage

Albian

Found in

Romualdo Member, Santana Formation, Araripe Basin, Ceará, Brazil

A spinosaurid theropod. Many researchers regard Angaturama limai as a junior synonym of Irritator challengeri (named in 1996 by Martill et al.), since both come from the same formation and may be the same animal. Some researchers still treat it as a separate genus. The etymology details are given with moderate confidence.