Choconsaurus

Chocón lizard

• Chocón · Place name (Argentine Spanish) · El Chocón, the area in Neuquén Province, Argentina, where the fossils were found
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines El Chocón, the locality in Neuquén Province, Argentina, where the fossils were found, with the Greek word for lizard. It means "Chocón lizard". The only known species, C. baileywillisi, is named for the geologist Bailey Willis.

Named by

Simón, Salgado and Calvo

Year named

2017

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stages

Cenomanian – Turonian

Found in

Huincul Formation, El Chocón area, Neuquén Province, Argentina

A titanosaur sauropod. The details of the authorship, date and etymology of the species name are from memory, so check them against the original description.