Discovery and Naming
The name Pisanosaurus is derived from the name of Juan A. Pisano, an Argentine paleontologist, and the Greek word "sauros" (σαυρος), meaning "lizard"; thus, "Pisano's lizard". The specific name, "mertii honors late Araucanian naturalist Carlos Merti. Pisanosaurus mertii was described and named by Argentine paleontologist Rodolfo Casamiquela in 1967.
Pisanosaurus is known from a single fragmented skeleton found in Argentina. It is based on a specimen given the designation PVL 2577, which was discovered in the Ischigualasto Formation.
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