Sanjuansaurus

San Juan lizard

• San Juan · Spanish · the San Juan Province of Argentina
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines San Juan, the Argentine province where the fossils were found, with the Greek word for lizard. It means "San Juan lizard". The only named species, S. gordilloi, honours Mr. Gordillo, who is credited with finding the specimen.

Named by

Alcober and Martínez

Year named

2010

Period

Late Triassic

Stage

Carnian

Found in

Ischigualasto Formation, San Juan Province, Argentina

A herrerasaurid, an early, primitive saurischian dinosaur, closely related to Herrerasaurus. The species name gordilloi honours the finder, and I'm not certain of his full name.