Genus: Judeasaurus HABER & POLYCN, 2005
Etymology: In reference
to the Judean Hills where the holotype was presumably found, and Greek, sauros,
'lizard'.
Species: tchernovi HABER & POLYCN, 2005
Etymology: In honour of the late Professor Eitan Tchernov, for his contribution
to the study of palaeontology in Isreal.
Holotype: HUJI P4000
Locality: Unknown, Judean Hills, of either Isreal or the West Bank.
Horizon: Either from the Upper Laminated Limestone member, Kefar Sha'ul Formation, or the Lower Member of the Bina Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Upper Cenomanian Stage - Lower Turonian Stage, Upper Gallic Subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Upper Middle Cretaceous.
Material: Incomplete skull, including right maxilla, with 5 anterior teeth, a right jugal, fused frontals, and parietals, both postorbitofrontals, supratemporals, squamosals, quadrates adn partial mandibles and fragments of cervical vertebrae.