Vespersaurus

evening lizard (western lizard)

• vesper · Latin · evening; west
• sauros · Greek · lizard

Vespersaurus combines the Latin "vesper" (evening, and by extension the west) with the Greek "sauros" (lizard). It refers to the western part of Paraná State, Brazil, where the fossils were found. The type species is Vespersaurus paranaensis.

Named by

Langer et al.

Year named

2019

Found in

Rio Paraná Formation (Caiuá Group), Paraná State, southern Brazil

A small theropod belonging to the noasaurid abelisauroids. It is known for having only three functional toes on each foot. Its age is Cretaceous, but I am not sure of the exact stages, so I have left them blank.