Oligosaurus

few lizard

• oligos · Greek · few, small
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines the Greek "oligos" (few, little) with "sauros" (lizard). I am not certain of the exact reason the author chose it, so it should be read as a literal translation only.

Named by

Sauvage

Year named

1882

Period

Late Cretaceous

Found in

Provence, France

Treated as a dubious dinosaur (probably a sauropod) known from scant material, so it is generally regarded as a nomen dubium. The details of its age, locality and authorship are from memory and should be verified.