Talenkauen
tah-len-KOW-en /tɑˌlɛnˈkaʊɛn/
Accepted genus
small-skulled shield
- talen · Tehuelche · small skull
- kauen · Tehuelche · shield
The name comes from the Tehuelche (Aónikenk) language of Patagonia, using the words for "small skull" and "shield". The "shield" part is generally linked to the unusual thin bony plates found along its ribs. The type species is Talenkauen santacrucensis, named for Santa Cruz Province, Argentina.
- Named by
- Novas, Cambiaso and Ambrosio
- Year named
- 2004
- Period
- Late Cretaceous
- Found in
- Cerro Fortaleza Formation, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
A small-bodied herbivorous ornithopod (an elasmarian, related to iguanodont-grade ornithopods) from Patagonia. Exact stage and etymological details are given with moderate confidence.