Pycnonemosaurus

dense forest lizard

• pyknos · Greek · thick, dense
• nemos · Greek · wooded pasture, glade, forest
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name means "dense forest lizard". It combines Greek words for "thick or dense", "wooded pasture or glade" and "lizard", and it refers to the densely forested region of Mato Grosso, Brazil, where the fossils were found. The only known species is Pycnonemosaurus nevesi.

Named by

Kellner and Campos

Year named

2002

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stages

Campanian – Maastrichtian

Found in

Bauru Group, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Pycnonemosaurus is an abelisaurid theropod, a large predator from Brazil. It is known from partial remains. The exact age within the Late Cretaceous is uncertain, so the stage range is approximate.