Osmakasaurus

"Osmaka lizard"

• Osmaka · Lakota · a Lakota-language word tied to the Black Hills region where the fossils were found
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines "Osmaka", a word from the Lakota language linked to the Black Hills region of South Dakota, with the Greek "sauros" (lizard). It was coined for an iguanodont-like ornithopod from the Black Hills, which had earlier been called Camptosaurus depressus. I am not certain of the exact translation of "Osmaka", so treat that part as approximate.

Named by

McDonald

Year named

2011

Period

Early Cretaceous

Found in

Lakota Formation, Black Hills, South Dakota, USA

A basal iguanodont (ornithopod) dinosaur. The type species, Osmakasaurus depressus, was originally described as Camptosaurus depressus by Gilmore in 1909. The meaning of "Osmaka" and the exact naming details are given from memory and should be checked against the original publication.