Ignavusaurus
Field photograph to come
Ignavusaurus
DV-0739 · type species Ignavusaurus rachelis
- Lived
- 201 to 193 million years ago, Early Jurassic
- Group
- Early sauropodomorphs, Massospondylidae
- Found in
- Lesotho
- Named by
- Knoll 2010
Field notes
About Ignavusaurus
Ignavusaurus was an early sauropodomorph that lived in the Early Jurassic, 201 to 193 million years ago. It belongs to the family Massospondylidae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 2 finds of Ignavusaurus, from Lesotho. Its fossils come from the Elliot Formation. It was named by Knoll in 2010.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
195 million years ago
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Massospondylidae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: F. Knoll. 2010. A primitive sauropodomorph from the upper Elliot Formation of Lesotho. Geological Magazine 147(6):814-829