Isasicursor
ee-SAH-see-KUR-sor /iˌsɑːsiˈkɜːrsɔːr/
Accepted genus
Isasi's runner
- Isasi · Surname (Latinised) · honours Argentine paleontologist Marcelo Isasi
- cursor · Latin · runner
The name combines "Isasi", honouring Argentine paleontologist Marcelo Isasi, with the Latin "cursor", meaning "runner". It refers to the animal's build, which suggests it was a small, light, fast-running herbivore. The type species is Isasicursor santacrucensis, named for Santa Cruz Province.
- Named by
- Novas et al.
- Year named
- 2019
- Period
- Late Cretaceous
- Found in
- Chorrillo Formation, Santa Cruz Province, Patagonia, Argentina
A small, basal ornithopod (a South American elasmarian-type relative) known from several individuals. Details of the honouree are given from memory, so treat that part with some caution.