Coahuilasaurus
''Coahuilasaurus'' (meaning "Coahuila lizard") is an extinct genus of kritosaurin ornithopod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (Campanian) Cerro del Pueblo Formation of Coahuila, Mexico. The genus contains a Monotypic taxon, single species, ''C. lipani'', known from the associated tips of the upper and lower jaw and other fragmentary skull bones. It is a large kritosaurin with an estimated body length of . Discovery and naming The holotype specimen, IGM 6685, is a partial skull. It was originally thought to belong to the same genus as PASAC 1, a large unnamed specimen known as the "Sabinas hadrosaurid", but this referral was later rejected. IGM 6685 was later referred to as a specimen of ''Kritosaurus''. IGM 6685 was later named as a new genus and species of kritosaurin hadrosaurid in 2024. The generic name, ''Coahuilasaurus'', honors the Mexican state of Coahuila, where the fossils were found. The specific name, ''lipani'', honors the Lépai-Ndé or Lipani, a tribe of Apache ...
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