Musankwa

boy

• musankwa · Tonga · boy

The name comes from the Tonga word "musankwa", meaning "boy". It was chosen because the animal was a small, early sauropodomorph, and it honours the local language of the Zambezi valley region where it was found. The only known species is Musankwa sanyatiensis, named for the Sanyati area.

Named by

Barrett et al.

Year named

2019

Period

Late Triassic

Found in

Pebbly Arkose Formation, Sanyati area, Zimbabwe

A small early sauropodomorph (a relative of the long-necked sauropods' ancestors) known from fragmentary remains, notably hindlimb material. Details of the reason for the name and the exact publication year are from memory and should be checked against the original description.