Chromogisaurus
KROH-moh-jis-SORE-us /ˌkroʊmoʊdʒɪsˈsɔːrəs/
Accepted genus
colored earth lizard
- chromo · Greek · colour
- gis · Greek · earth
- sauros · Greek · lizard
The name combines Greek roots for "colour", "earth" and "lizard". It refers to the colourful, multi-hued rocks of the Ischigualasto Formation (the Valle de la Luna, or Moon Valley) where the fossils were found. The type species is Chromogisaurus novasi.
- Named by
- Ezcurra
- Year named
- 2010
- Period
- Late Triassic
- Stage
- Carnian
- Found in
- Ischigualasto Formation, San Juan Province, Argentina
Described as an early sauropodomorph dinosaur. Its remains are fragmentary, and its exact relationships are debated.