Blikanasaurus cromptoni Blikanasaurus

"lizard from Blikana"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Blikanasaurus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
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Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Triassic (210 Mya)
Place
Africa · France · South Africa
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Dinosauria

Blikanasaurus is a genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur from the late Triassic of South Africa. The generic name Blikanasaurus is derived from Greek, meaning “lizard from Blikana”. The species name cromptoni is taken from the surname of A.W. “Fuzz” Crompton, an American paleontologist who led numerous field expeditions in Elliot Formation outcrop localities in South Africa. Blikanasaurus is only known from partial hindlimb bones that were recovered from the lower Elliot Formation (LEF) in the Eastern Cape.

What we know

  • Named by Galton & van Heerden, 1985.
  • Fossils found in Africa and France.