Genus
Valid Extinct

Arcusaurus

Yates et al. 2011

Arcusaurus is an extinct genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Early Jurassic of South Africa. Arcusaurus was first named by Adam Yates, Matthew Bonnan and Johann Neveling in 2011 and the type species is Arcusaurus pereirabdalorum. The generic name is derived from Latin arcus, "rainbow", a reference to the Rainbow Nation. The specific epithet honours Lucille Pereira and Fernando Abdala who discovered the fossils.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Terrestrial
Arcusaurus
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Saurischia Unranked clade
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Sauropodomorpha Unranked clade
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Arcusaurus Genus
Measurements
Length
2,3 m ⓘ
Arcusaurus pereirabdalorum
Mass
42 kg ⓘ
Arcusaurus pereirabdalorum
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇿🇦 South Africa
1
Geological formations
Elliot
1
Temporal distribution
Sinemurian (199.5–192.9 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Arcusaurus pereirabdalorum 201 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
A. M. Yates, M. F. Bonnan, and J. Neveling. 2011. A new basal sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Early Jurassic of South Africa. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31(3):610-625 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
A. M. Yates, M. F. Bonnan, and J. Neveling. 2011. A new basal sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Early Jurassic of South Africa. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31(3):610-625 DOI ↗