Frenguellisaurus
fren-GWEL-ee-SORE-us /frenˌɡwɛliˈsɔːrəs/
Synonym of Herrerasaurus
Frenguelli's lizard
- Frenguelli · Latinised surname · Joaquín Frenguelli, Argentine geologist
- sauros · Greek · lizard
The name honours Joaquín Frenguelli, an Argentine geologist and paleontologist who worked on South American geology. It combines his surname with the Greek word for "lizard", the usual ending for dinosaur names. The genus was based on a skull and skeleton from the Ischigualasto Formation, which are now regarded as belonging to Herrerasaurus.
- Named by
- Novas
- Year named
- 1986
- Period
- Late Triassic
- Stage
- Carnian
- Found in
- Ischigualasto Formation, San Juan Province, Argentina
Junior synonym of Herrerasaurus (named by Reig, 1963). The type species, Frenguellisaurus ischigualastensis, is now considered Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis, or just a specimen of Herrerasaurus.