Moabosaurus

Moab lizard

• Moab · Place name (Moab, Utah, USA) · the town and region in eastern Utah where the fossils were found
• sauros · Greek · lizard

Moabosaurus means "Moab lizard". It was named after the area around Moab, Utah, where the fossils were found at the Dalton Wells Quarry. The second part is the Greek word for lizard, which is used in most dinosaur names. The only named species is M. utahensis, and its name refers to the state of Utah.

Named by

Britt et al.

Year named

2016

Period

Early Cretaceous

Stage

Barremian

Found in

Dalton Wells Quarry, Cedar Mountain Formation (Yellow Cat Member), near Moab, Utah, USA

A valid genus of sauropod dinosaur (a long-necked plant eater). It was described as an early-branching member of Eusauropoda. Its exact position within that group has been debated.