Epachthosaurus

heavy lizard (burdensome lizard)

• epachthes · Greek · heavy, burdensome
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines the Greek "epachthes" (heavy or burdensome) with "sauros" (lizard), giving "heavy lizard". It refers to the animal's large, bulky build as a sauropod. The type species, E. sciuttoi, honours Juan Carlos Sciutto, who was involved in the discovery.

Named by

Powell

Year named

1990

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stages

Cenomanian – Turonian

Found in

Bajo Barreal Formation, Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina

A titanosaurian sauropod. Powell named it in 1990, and Martínez et al. described it more fully in 2004. It is one of the more basal titanosaurs known from fairly complete remains.