Vahiny Vahiny

"traveller"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Vahiny 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (70–66 Mya)
Place
Madagascar
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Dinosauria

Vahiny (meaning “traveller” in Malagasy) is an extinct genus of titanosaur sauropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous of the Maevarano Formation, northwestern Madagascar. It contains a single species, Vahiny depereti.

What we know

  • Named by Curry Rogers & Wilson, 2014.
  • Fossils found in Madagascar.