Galeamopus

helmet face

• galea · Latin/Greek · helmet
• -mopus (from ōps) · Greek · face

Galeamopus combines a root meaning "helmet" with a Greek root meaning "face", giving roughly "helmet face". It was coined for a diplodocid sauropod known from relatively well-preserved skull material, and the name alludes to the shape of that skull. The type species, G. hayi, was originally described as a species of Diplodocus.

Named by

Tschopp, Mateus and Benson

Year named

2015

Period

Late Jurassic

Found in

Morrison Formation, western USA (including Wyoming)

A diplodocid sauropod. The type species is Galeamopus hayi (originally Diplodocus hayi, Holland 1924); a second species, G. pabsti, was named in 2017. The details of the etymology are given with moderate confidence.