Lavocatisaurus

Lavocat's lizard

• Lavocat · Latinized surname · René Lavocat, French palaeontologist who worked on African fossil vertebrates, including rebbachisaurid sauropods
• saurus · Greek · lizard

Lavocatisaurus honours the French palaeontologist René Lavocat, who named the rebbachisaurid Rebbachisaurus from Morocco in 1954. The genus is a rebbachisaurid sauropod, and the name pairs his surname with the Greek "saurus" (lizard). The only known species is Lavocatisaurus agrioensis, named after the Agrio del Medio area where it was found.

Named by

Canudo et al.

Year named

2018

Period

Early Cretaceous

Stages

Aptian – Albian

Found in

Rayoso Formation, Neuquén Province, Argentina

A rebbachisaurid sauropod known from a fairly complete skeleton including skull material, which is rare for this group. The age range (Aptian–Albian) is the approximate age of the Rayoso Formation and should be treated as approximate.