Argyrosaurus

silver lizard

• argyros · Greek · silver
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines the Greek words for "silver" and "lizard". It refers to Argentina, whose name derives from the Latin "argentum" (silver), the country where the fossils were found. It is a titanosaurian sauropod known mainly from a forelimb.

Named by

Lydekker

Year named

1893

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stages

Campanian – Maastrichtian

Found in

Argentina (Patagonia, Chubut Province; Bajo Barreal/Lago Colhué Huapi area)

Type species Argyrosaurus superbus. A titanosaur sauropod; the exact age and referred material are debated.