Patagosaurus
PAT-ah-go-SORE-us /ˌpætəɡoˈsɔːrəs/
Accepted genus
Patagonia lizard
- Patago- · Modern Latin (from Patagonia) · Patagonia, the region of southern Argentina
- sauros · Greek · lizard
Patagosaurus is named after Patagonia, the southern region of Argentina where its fossils were found, combined with the Greek word for lizard. The name means "Patagonia lizard". It was given to a sauropod known from several skeletons in the Cañadón Asfalto Formation.
- Named by
- Bonaparte
- Year named
- 1979
- Period
- Middle Jurassic
- Stage
- Callovian
- Found in
- Cañadón Asfalto Formation, Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina
Valid genus of sauropod dinosaur (type species Patagosaurus fariasi). The exact age of the Cañadón Asfalto Formation has been debated, so the stage given is approximate.