Lucianosaurus

Taxobox
name = "Lucianosaurus"
fossil_range = Late Triassic
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Sauropsida
subclassis = Diapsida
infraclassis = Archosauromorpha
unranked_ordo = Archosauriformes
genus = "Lucianosaurus"
genus_authority = Hunt and Lucas, 1994
species = "L. wildi"
binomial = "Lucianosaurus wildi"
binomial_authority = Hunt and Lucas, 1994

"Lucianosaurus" was an archosauriform genus of unknown affinities (Irmis "et al." (2006), initially described as a basal ornithischian dinosaur, and known only from teeth. It was found in Late Triassic strata in the state of New Mexico, United States. The generic name refers the locality, Luciano Mesa, where the fossil remains were found.

References

* Irmis, R.B., Parker, W.G., Nesbitt, S.J., and Liu, J. (2006). Early ornithischian dinosaurs: the Triassic record. "Historical Biology", iFirst article, 1-20. DOI: 10.1080/08912960600719988. (will alter after print publication)
* http://www.users.qwest.net/~jstweet1/dinosauromorpha.htm