Mendozasaurus

Mendoza lizard

• Mendoza · Spanish (place name) · Mendoza Province, Argentina
• sauros · Greek · lizard

Mendozasaurus is named after Mendoza Province in western Argentina, where its fossils were found, combined with the Greek word for "lizard". The name therefore simply means "lizard from Mendoza". It is a large long-necked titanosaur sauropod.

Named by

González Riga

Year named

2003

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stages

Turonian – Coniacian

Found in

Sierra Barrosa Formation, Mendoza Province, Argentina

A titanosaurian sauropod; the type species is Mendozasaurus neguyelap. Stage dates are approximate.