Guaibasaurus

Guaíba lizard

• Guaíba · Place name (Brazil) · the Guaíba region, Rio Grande do Sul
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines "Guaíba" with the Greek word for lizard. Guaíba refers to the Guaíba geographic region of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil, where the fossils were found. The type species is Guaibasaurus candelariensis, named for the municipality of Candelária.

Named by

Bonaparte, Ferigolo and Ribeiro

Year named

1999

Period

Late Triassic

Stage

Norian

Found in

Caturrita Formation, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

A small, early saurischian dinosaur. Its exact position is debated: it has been interpreted as a very early theropod or as a basal member of the sauropodomorph line. The age is generally given as Norian, though some sources suggest a slightly earlier date.