Pronunciation: bag-WAH-lo-SOR-us
Meaning: Strong Lizard
Author/s: Pretto et al. (2018)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Discovery Chart Position: #986
Bagualosaurus agudoensis
(Strong Lizard from Agudo)Etymology
Bagualosaurus is derived from the regional southern Brazilian term "Bagual" (an animal or person of strong build or valour) and the Greek "sauros" (lizard).
The species epithet, agudoensis, means "from Agudo" in Latin.
Discovery
The remains of Bagualosaurus were discovered in the Santa Maria Formation, in a samall ravine at the Janner outcrop, near the town of Agudo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in 2007.
The holotype (UFRGS-PV-1099-T) is a semi-articulated skeleton, including a partial skull and mandible, trunk vertebrae, isolated tail vertebrae, fragmented ribs, gastralia, isolated chevrons, hip bones (sacrum, both ilia, right pubis), a thigh, shin and calf, and a partial left foot. The fossils were found in a small ravine and some elements had eroded prior to discovery.
