Avalonianus

one from Avalonia

• Avalonia · Modern Latin (from Celtic legend) · Avalonia, the ancient microcontinent that included southern Britain
• -anus · Latin · belonging to, from

The name appears to refer to Avalonia, the ancient microcontinent that included what is now southern Britain, where the fossils were found. It is formed with the Latin suffix "-anus", meaning "belonging to" or "from". The name therefore means roughly "the one from Avalonia".

Named by

Young et al.

Year named

2019

Period

Early Cretaceous

Found in

England, UK

I am not certain of the details for this genus. The authorship, date, age and etymology above come from memory and may be wrong, so please check them against the original description. The type species is thought to be A. sikkesi.