Niebla

fog or mist

• niebla · Spanish · fog, mist

Niebla is the Spanish word for "fog" or "mist". The name was given to a small abelisauroid theropod from southern Chilean Patagonia; the type species is Niebla antiqua. I am not certain of the exact reason the authors chose this word.

Named by

Rolando et al.

Year named

2022

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Maastrichtian

Found in

Dorotea Formation, Magallanes Region, Chilean Patagonia

A theropod usually classified as a noasaurid (abelisauroid). Details such as the stage and the reason for the name are from memory and should be checked against the original description. The name Niebla is also used for a lichen genus, but that is a separate name under a different code.