Isaberrysaura

Isaberry's lizard

• Isaberry · Modern (personal name) · a personal name honouring a person (exact dedication not confirmed here)
• saura · Greek · lizard

The name combines a personal name, "Isaberry", with the Greek "saura", meaning "lizard". The first part is a dedication to a person rather than a description of a feature. The species name, mollensis, refers to the Los Molles Formation, where the fossil was found.

Named by

Salgado et al.

Year named

2017

Period

Middle Jurassic

Stage

Bajocian

Found in

Los Molles Formation, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Isaberrysaura mollensis is an early ornithischian dinosaur, probably a neornithischian. It is notable for preserved stomach contents that include seeds, which suggest it ate gymnosperm seeds. I'm not sure who the name honours, so I haven't stated it.