Ohmdenosaurus

Ohmden lizard

• Ohmden · German (place name) · village in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, near the discovery site
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines Ohmden, the village in southern Germany near where the fossil was found, with the Greek word for lizard. It means "Ohmden lizard". The only known species is Ohmdenosaurus liasicus, whose species name refers to the Lias, the Early Jurassic rock series the fossil came from.

Named by

Wild

Year named

1978

Period

Early Jurassic

Stage

Toarcian

Found in

Posidonia Shale (Posidonienschiefer), Ohmden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

A sauropodomorph, usually regarded as an early sauropod or close relative. It is known only from very fragmentary remains of the lower hind limb and ankle, so its exact relationships are uncertain. It is one of the few dinosaurs known from the marine Posidonia Shale.