Chubutisaurus

Chubut lizard

• Chubut · Place name (Chubut Province, Argentina) · the province where the fossil was found
• sauros · Greek · lizard

Chubutisaurus is named after Chubut Province in Patagonia, Argentina, where the fossils were found, combined with the Greek word for lizard. The name simply marks the place of discovery. The type species is Chubutisaurus insignis.

Named by

del Corro

Year named

1975

Period

Early Cretaceous

Stage

Albian

Found in

Cerro Barcino Formation, Chubut Province, Argentina

A long-necked sauropod, generally regarded as a basal titanosauriform. The exact age of the Cerro Barcino Formation material is somewhat uncertain.