Sefapanosaurus

cross lizard

• sefapano · Sesotho · cross
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The first part comes from the Sesotho word "sefapano", meaning "cross". The second part is the Greek "sauros", meaning "lizard". The name was given to a sauropodomorph known from the Zastron area of South Africa. The type species, S. zastronensis, is named after the town of Zastron.

Named by

Otero et al.

Year named

2015

Period

Late Triassic to Early Jurassic

Found in

Elliot Formation, near Zastron, Free State, South Africa

A valid genus of early sauropodomorph (a close relative of true sauropods). It is known from limited material, and the exact age of the Elliot Formation beds is debated. I am not certain what feature the "cross" refers to, so I have left that out.