Paluxysaurus

Paluxy River lizard

• Paluxy · English (place name) · Paluxy River, Texas
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines "Paluxy", for the Paluxy River in north-central Texas, with the Greek word for lizard. The river is famous for its dinosaur tracks and fossil-bearing rocks, and the name honours the region where this sauropod was found. The type species is Paluxysaurus jonesi.

Named by

Rose

Year named

2007

Period

Early Cretaceous

Stages

Aptian – Albian

Found in

Twin Mountains Formation, Texas, USA

A titanosauriform sauropod, the official state dinosaur of Texas. Some later researchers (e.g. Taylor 2010) have argued it is the same animal as Astrodon, which would make Paluxysaurus a junior synonym. This is not universally accepted, so it is listed here as accepted with that caveat. The exact stage range is approximate.