Kelumapusaura

red land lizard

• kelü · Mapuche (Mapudungun) · red
• mapu · Mapuche (Mapudungun) · land, earth
• saura · Greek · lizard

The name combines the Mapuche words for "red" and "land" with the Greek word for "lizard", giving "red land lizard". It refers to the reddish rocks of the Chubut region of Patagonia where the fossils were found. The only named species is Kelumapusaura machi.

Named by

Ibiricu et al.

Year named

2020

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Maastrichtian

Found in

Lago Colhué Huapi Formation, Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina

A hadrosaurid (duck-billed dinosaur) from southern South America. Details such as the authorship, year and formation are given from memory and should be checked against the original description.