Rinconsaurus

Rincón lizard

• Rincón · Spanish · from Rincón de los Sauces, the town near where the fossils were found
• sauros · Greek · lizard

Rinconsaurus is named after the town of Rincón de los Sauces in Neuquén Province, Argentina, near where its fossils were discovered. The name combines "Rincón" with the Greek "sauros" (lizard), so it means "Rincón lizard". The only named species, R. caudamirus, has a species name meaning "amazing tail".

Named by

Calvo and Riga

Year named

2003

Period

Late Cretaceous

Found in

Bajo de la Carpa Formation, Neuquén Province, Patagonia, Argentina

A medium-sized titanosaurian sauropod. Exact stage dating of the Bajo de la Carpa Formation varies between sources, so stages are left blank.