Malarguesaurus

Malargüe lizard

• Malargüe · Place name (Spanish, from Mapuche) · the Malargüe area of Mendoza Province, Argentina
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines Malargüe, the department and town in Mendoza Province, Argentina, where the fossils were found, with the Greek "sauros" (lizard). It therefore means "Malargüe lizard". The type species is Malarguesaurus florenciae.

Named by

González Riga et al.

Year named

2009

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stages

Turonian – Coniacian

Found in

Malargüe area, Mendoza Province, Argentina

A titanosauriform sauropod known from partial remains. The exact formation name and stage range are given from memory and should be checked against the original description.