Trinisaura

Trinidad's lizard

• Trini · Spanish (given name) · short form of Trinidad, the name of the person honoured
• saura · Greek · lizard

The name combines "Trini", a shortened form of the given name Trinidad, with the Greek word for lizard. It honours Trinidad Diaz, a young girl. The type species, Trinisaura santamartaensis, is named for Santa Marta Cove on James Ross Island, Antarctica, where it was found. It is a small ornithischian that was probably a bipedal plant-eater.

Named by

Coria et al.

Year named

2013

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Campanian

Found in

Santa Marta Formation, James Ross Island, Antarctica

Valid genus. It is an ornithischian dinosaur, probably related to the elasmarians. It is known from the single species T. santamartaensis. The exact stage and some details of the honoree's background are given with moderate confidence.