Itapeuasaurus

flat-stone lizard

• Itapeua · Tupi · flat stone
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines "Itapeua", a Tupi word meaning "flat stone", with the Greek "sauros", meaning "lizard". The Tupi word reflects the Brazilian origin of the fossils. The type species is Itapeuasaurus cajapioensis, named after the municipality of Cajapió.

Named by

Lindoso et al.

Year named

2022

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Cenomanian

Found in

Alcântara Formation, Maranhão, Brazil

A sauropod, described as a rebbachisaurid diplodocoid. The finer details of the etymology (the specific local meaning of "Itapeua") are from memory and should be checked against the original description.