Eucnemesaurus fortis

The remains were found and described by Van Hoepen in 1920. Eucnemesaurus was described in 1985 as a theropod dinosaur called Aliwalia rex until 2006 a re-evaluation of the material determined Eucnemesaurus fortis as valid.

Name

Eucnemesaurus fortis

Authority

Van Hoepen, 1920

Meaning of generic name

Greek "Good Tibia Lizard" named after the robustness of the tibiae

Meaning of specific name

From latin meaning Strong

Size

Body Length: 36 ft (11 m)

Remains

Holotype: TM 119, a partial (fragmentary) skeleton consisting of vertebrae, pelvic remains and limb elements

Age and Distribution

Horizon: Lower Elliot Formation, Upper Triassic (Late Carnian-Early Norian)

Locality: Farm Zonderhout, Slabberts district, Orange Free State, South Africa.

Classification

Dinosauria Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Prosauropoda Riojasauridae

Further Reading

E. C. N. van Hoepen (1920). "Contributions to the knowledge of the reptiles of the Karroo Formation. 6. Further dinosaurian material in the Transvaal Museum", Annals of the Transvaal Museum 7(2): 93-141

Yates, A.M. (2006). "Solving a dinosaurian puzzle: the identity of Aliwalia rex Galton". Historical Biology, 1–31, iFirst article

Synonyms

Aliwalia rex, Galton 1985