Arcusaurus
Sign in to saveArcusaurus is an extinct genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Early Jurassic (Pliensbachian stage) 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.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Arcusaurus is referenced by 590 other articles, and connects out to Sauropodomorpha, Rebbachisauridae and Diplodocoidea.
It sits within the topics Dinosaur genera, Dinosaurs of South Africa and Elliot Formation.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Parent taxon
- Sauropodomorpha
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