Aragosaurus

Aragón lizard

• Arago · Latinised place name · Aragón, the region of Spain where it was found
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines Aragón, the region of northeastern Spain where the fossils were found, with the Greek word for lizard. It means "Aragón lizard" and marks the genus as the first named sauropod from that region. The type species is Aragosaurus ischiaticus.

Named by

Sanz et al.

Year named

1987

Period

Early Cretaceous

Found in

Teruel Province, Aragón, Spain

A sauropod dinosaur. The species name ischiaticus refers to the ischium, a hip bone. The exact geologic stage is not given here because I am not certain of it.