Genus: Coahuilasaurus LONGRICH, RAMIREZ VELASCO, KIRKLAND, BERMUDEZ TORRES & SERRANO-BRANAS, 2024
Etymology: In reference to the Coahuila State, Mexico and Greek, sauros, “lizard”: “separated lizard”.

Species: lipani LONGRICH, RAMIREZ VELASCO, KIRKLAND, BERMUDEZ TORRES & SERRANO-BRANAS, 2024
Etymology: In reference to the Lipani Apache tribe of Coahuila.
= Kritosaurus navajovius KIRKLAND, HERNANDEZ-RIVERA, GATES, PAUL, NESBITT, SERRANO-BRANAS & GARCIA-DE LA GARZA, 2006
= Kritosaurus species: Nova HERNANDEZ-RIVERA, 1997, HERNANDEZ, KIRKLAND, PAUL, SERRANO, & GARCIA, 2003, KIRKLAND, HERNANDEZ-RIVERA, GATES, PAUL, NESBITT, SERRANO-BRANAS & GARCIA-DE LA GARZA, 2006 (Prieto-Marquez, 2014 confirms this specimen does belong to Kritosaurus navajovius)

Holotype: IGM 6685

Locality: Dinosaur Hill, about 1 km north of Presa de San Antonia, Cerro de la Virgen, Parras de la Fuente, Coahuila State, Mexico.

Horizon: Cerro del Pubelo Formation, Lower Difunta Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Campanian Stage, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Front half of skull and dentary.

Coahuilasaurus lipani after LONGRICH, RAMIREZ VELASCO, KIRKLAND, BERMUDEZ TORRES & SERRANO-BRANAS, 2024

Coahuilasaurus lipani after LONGRICH, RAMIREZ VELASCO, KIRKLAND, BERMUDEZ TORRES & SERRANO-BRANAS, 2024: A) left lateral; B) right lateral; and C) anterior views.

Coahuilasaurus lipani after LONGRICH, RAMIREZ VELASCO, KIRKLAND, BERMUDEZ TORRES & SERRANO-BRANAS, 2024: A) dorsal; B) venteral; C) premaxillae in ventral view; D) lower jaw anterior view.

Coahuilasaurus lipani after LONGRICH, RAMIREZ VELASCO, KIRKLAND, BERMUDEZ TORRES & SERRANO-BRANAS, 2024:A) dentaries in posterior view and B) dentition in occlusal view.

Referred material:

cf. Coahuilasaurus lipani

BENC 1/1-007-1, 1/1-007-3: Dentary fragments.

BENC 1/1-007-2: Left maxilla.

cf. Coahuilasaurus lipani after LONGRICH, RAMIREZ VELASCO, KIRKLAND, BERMUDEZ TORRES & SERRANO-BRANAS, 2024:

cf. Coahuilasaurus lipani after LONGRICH, RAMIREZ VELASCO, KIRKLAND, BERMUDEZ TORRES & SERRANO-BRANAS, 2024: A, B) left dentaryBENC 1/1-007-1, A) lateral and B medial views; C-D) right dentary 1/1-007-3: C, lateral and D medial views.

 

cf. Coahuilasaurus lipani PENC 1/1-007: A) dental battery in medial vew and B) close up of the teeth.