Pronunciation: POR-tell-SOR-us
Meaning: Portell lizard
Author/s: Santos-Cubedo et al. (2021)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Castellón, Spain
Discovery Chart Position: #1045
Portellsaurus sosbaynati
(Sos Baynat's Portell Lizard)Etymology
Portellsaurus is derived from "Portell" (the village in which the holotype was discovered) and the Greek "sauros" (lizard).
The species epithet, sosbaynati, honours Vicente Sos Baynat, a Spanish geologist born in Castelló de la Plana and the first scientist to be honoured with the title of "Doctor Honoris Causa" by Universitat Jaume I.
ZooBank registry: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:60FC0FE9-95DF-4D43-8A40-41FEFDE2DDBF.
Discovery
The remains of Portellsaurus were discovered in the Margas de Mirambell Formation at the Mas de Curolles-II (MQ-II) site, Portell Village, Castellón, Spain, by Miquel Guardiola, Julián Yuste and Silvia Fabregat in 1998.The holotype (MQ98-II-1) is an almost complete right dentary (tooth-bearing bone of the lower jaw), stored at the Colección Museográfica de Cinctorres in Castellón, Spain.
