Tralkasaurus

thunder lizard

• tralka · Mapuche (Mapudungun) · thunder
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The first part of the name comes from the Mapuche (Mapudungun) word for thunder, a nod to the Indigenous people of the region where the fossil was found. It is joined to the Greek word for lizard. The name therefore means "thunder lizard". The only named species is Tralkasaurus cuyi, an abelisaurid theropod from Patagonia.

Named by

Cerroni et al.

Year named

2020

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stages

Cenomanian – Turonian

Found in

Huincul Formation, Río Negro Province, Patagonia, Argentina

Valid genus of abelisaurid theropod. Type species is Tralkasaurus cuyi. The Mapuche meaning of the root is given from memory, so treat that detail with some caution.