Narindasaurus

Narindasaurus
Temporal range: Middle Jurassic,
~168–165 Ma
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Left pubis (MNHN MAJ 430)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: †Sauropodomorpha
Clade: †Sauropoda
Clade: †Turiasauria
Genus: †Narindasaurus
Royo-Torres et al., 2020
Species:
†N. thevenini
Binomial name
†Narindasaurus thevenini
Royo-Torres et al., 2020

Narindasaurus (meaning "lizard of Narinda Bay") is a genus of turiasaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic Isalo III Formation of Madagascar.[1][2] The type species, N. thevenini was formally described by Royo-Torres et al. in 2020.[3] The holotype, which consists of one specimen, is currently stored at the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle and has been since 1906 or 1907.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Lemoine1906 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Thevenin1907 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Rafael Royo-Torres; Alberto Cobos; Pedro Mocho; Luis Alcalá (2020). "Origin and evolution of turiasaur dinosaurs set by means of a new 'rosetta' specimen from Spain". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 191: 201–227. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa091.