Nopcsaspondylus

Nopcsa's vertebra

• Nopcsa · Hungarian (surname) · Baron Franz Nopcsa, palaeontologist
• spondylos · Greek · vertebra

The name honours Baron Franz Nopcsa, the Hungarian palaeontologist, combined with the Greek word for "vertebra". It was chosen because the genus is based on a few vertebrae from a sauropod. It is a rebbachisaurid sauropod from Patagonia, Argentina.

Named by

Apesteguía

Year named

2007

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Cenomanian

Found in

Candeleros Formation, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Sauropod (Rebbachisauridae) known from very fragmentary remains (a few vertebrae); its validity and exact relationships are uncertain. The type species is N. alarconensis. Details of the type material and the exact reasoning for the name are from memory and should be checked.