Malawisaurus

Pronunciation:
mah-lah-wee-sore-us
Name meaning:
'Malawi lizard'
Type of dinosaur:
sauropod
Length:
9.0m
Diet:
herbivorous
When it lived:
Early Cretaceous, 121-112 million years ago
Found in:
Malawi

Skull elements, teeth, vertebrae, limb bones and osteoderms (armour) of several individuals have been found.

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Eusauropoda, Neosauropoda, Macronaria, Camarasauromorpha, Titanosauriformes, Titanosauria, Lithostrotia
Named by:
Haughton (1928)
Type species:
dixeyi