Savannasaurus

savanna lizard

• Savanna · Spanish (from Taíno) · savanna, a grassy open landscape
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines "savanna" with the Greek word for lizard. It refers to the savanna-like country of the Queensland outback where the fossils were found. The type species, S. elliottorum, honours the Elliott family, on whose property the bones were discovered.

Named by

Poropat et al.

Year named

2016

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stages

Cenomanian – Turonian

Found in

Winton Formation, near Winton, Queensland, Australia

A titanosaurian sauropod, and one of the largest dinosaurs known from Australia. It is known for its unusually wide body and hip region. The specimen was nicknamed "Wade".