Nqwebasaurus thwazi

Name

Nqwebasaurus thwazi

Authority

de Klerk, Forster, Sampson, Chinsamy and Ross, 2000

Meaning of generic name

Named after the formation it was discovered. Kirkwood Formation, called 'Nqweba' in the native language of the Xhosa

Size

Body length: 90 cm?

Remains

Near complete skeleton including a fragmentary skull.

Age and Distribution

Horizon: Kirkwood Formation, Late Jurassic - Early Cretaceous (Berriasian or Valanginian)

Locality: Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Classification

Dinosauria Saurischia Theropoda Coelurosauria Compsognathidae

Further Reading

de Klerk, W.J.; Forster, C.A.; Sampson, S.D.; Chinsamy, A.; Ross, C.F. (2000). "A new coelurosaurian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of South Africa". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 2 (20): 324–332.