Maxakalisaurus

Maxakali lizard

• Maxakali · Tupi-region Indigenous people's name (Ma · the Maxakali people of Minas Gerais
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name honours the Maxakali, an Indigenous people who live in Minas Gerais state, Brazil, the region where the fossils were found. It is combined with the Greek word for lizard. The only named species, M. topai, refers to "Topá", a spirit or deity in Maxakali belief.

Named by

Kellner et al.

Year named

2006

Period

Late Cretaceous

Found in

Near Prata, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Bauru Group)

A titanosaurian sauropod; one of the more complete titanosaurs known from Brazil. Type species: Maxakalisaurus topai.