Aardonyx

Translingual

Etymology

From Afrikaans aarde (“earth”) and Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux, “nail, claw”), in reference to the hematite encrusting the claws of its fossils.

Proper noun

†Aardonyx f

1. A taxonomic genus within the clade Saurischia – a sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Early Jurassic of South Africa.

References

• Aardonyx on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Saurischia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Aardonyx on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Aardonyx at Paleobiology Database