Bagualia

of Bagual (place name)

• Bagual · Spanish (place name) · the Bagual locality in Chubut, Argentina
• -ia · Latin · place or association suffix

Bagualia is a sauropod from Patagonia, Argentina, named after the Bagual locality (the Cañadón Bagual quarry area) where its fossils were found, with the Latin-style ending "-ia" added. The type species is Bagualia alba. The name marks the place of discovery rather than a feature of the animal.

Named by

Pol et al.

Year named

2020

Period

Early Jurassic

Stage

Toarcian

Found in

Cañadón Asfalto Formation, Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina

A valid genus of early eusauropod. The exact details of the place-name origin are given from memory, so treat them with some caution.