Weewarrasaurus

Weewarra (Lightning Ridge) lizard

• Weewarra · Aboriginal (Australian) · name associated with the Lightning Ridge area
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines "Weewarra", an Aboriginal name associated with the Lightning Ridge area of New South Wales where the fossil was found, with the Greek word for "lizard". It marks the place of discovery. The only known species is Weewarrasaurus pobeni.

Named by

Bell et al.

Year named

2018

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Cenomanian

Found in

Griman Creek Formation, Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia

A small ornithopod dinosaur known from fragmentary remains, mainly a partial lower jaw (dentary). Its exact position within Ornithopoda is uncertain.