Histriasaurus

Istria lizard

• Histria · Latin · Istria (the Istrian peninsula)
• saurus · Greek · lizard

The name combines "Histria", the Latin name for the Istrian peninsula where the fossils were found, with the Greek word for lizard. It means "Istria lizard" and refers to the place of discovery in Croatia. The only species, H. boscarollii, honours Boscarolli, who is credited with finding the fossils.

Named by

Dalla Vecchia

Year named

1998

Period

Early Cretaceous

Stage

Barremian

Found in

Istria, Croatia

A valid genus of rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaur, known from the type species H. boscarollii. Its exact age is given as Barremian here, but this is less certain than the other facts.