Muyelensaurus

Muyelen lizard

• Muyelen · Mapuche · a Mapuche term used as the root of the name (I am not certain of its exact translation)
• sauros · Greek · lizard

Muyelensaurus is a titanosaur, a long-necked sauropod from Patagonia. The first part of the name comes from the Mapuche language of the region, and the second part is the Greek word for lizard. The type species is Muyelensaurus pecheni.

Named by

Calvo et al.

Year named

2007

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stages

Turonian – Coniacian

Found in

Río Neuquén Subgroup, Neuquén Province, Argentina

A titanosaurian sauropod, usually placed among the Rinconsauria. I am not sure of the exact meaning of the Mapuche root or the formation and stage details, so treat those fields with caution.