Ferganasaurus

Fergana lizard

• Fergana · Place name · the Fergana Valley (Fergana Depression) in Central Asia, where the fossils were found
• sauros · Greek · lizard

Ferganasaurus combines Fergana, the name of the Fergana Depression in Central Asia where the fossils were discovered, with the Greek "sauros", meaning lizard. The name therefore means "Fergana lizard" and refers to the region where the type specimen was found. The type species is Ferganasaurus verzilini.

Named by

Alifanov and Averianov

Year named

2003

Period

Middle Jurassic

Stage

Callovian

Found in

Balabansai Formation, Fergana Depression, Kyrgyzstan

A sauropod dinosaur known from fragmentary remains. Its exact position within Sauropoda has been debated.