Segisaurus

lizard of Segi Canyon

• Segi (Tségi) · Navajo · canyon, rocky gorge (Segi Canyon)
• sauros · Greek · lizard

Segisaurus was named after Segi Canyon (Tsegi Canyon) in northern Arizona, where the only known skeleton was found. "Segi" comes from the Navajo word for a canyon or rocky gorge, and it is combined with the Greek word for lizard. The name therefore marks the place of discovery.

Named by

Camp

Year named

1936

Period

Early Jurassic

Found in

Navajo Sandstone, Segi (Tsegi) Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona, USA

A small, lightly built theropod, usually regarded as a coelophysoid. The type species is Segisaurus halli. It is known from a single partial skeleton, and that skeleton includes clavicles.