Nhandumirim

small spider

• nhandu · Tupi-Guarani · spider
• mirim · Tupi-Guarani · small

The name combines the Tupi-Guarani words "nhandu" (spider) and "mirim" (small), giving "small spider". It refers to the small size of the animal. The name also alludes to the town of Agudo in Rio Grande do Sul, where it was found and which is nicknamed for its spiders. The type species is N. waldsangae.

Named by

Marsola et al.

Year named

2019

Period

Late Triassic

Stage

Carnian

Found in

Santa Maria Formation (Candelária Sequence), near Agudo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

A small early saurischian dinosaur known from a partial skeleton. It was originally described as a basal member of the Herrerasauria. Its exact position is debated; some analyses place it outside Herrerasauridae or as an early theropod-line saurischian. The spider link in the etymology is less certain than the literal meaning.