Genus: Diegocanis MARTINEZ, FERNANDEZ & ALCOBER, 2013
Etymology: In honor of Diego Abelin, technician of the Instituto y Museo de Ciencias
Naturales of the Universidad Nacional de San Juan and discoverer of the type
specimen; and Latin, Canis, 'dog'.
Species: elegans MARTINEZ,
FERNANDEZ & ALCOBER,
2013
Etymology: Latin, elegans, "elegant"; referes to the sleek look of the snout
of the holotype.
Holotype: PVSJ 881
Locality: Cancha de Bochas, Hoyada de Ischigualasto, Ischigualasto Provincial Park, San Juan Province, Argentina.
Horizon: 92 m above the base of the Ischigualasto Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Middle Scaphonyx-Exaeretodon-Herrerasaurus biozone.
Age: Carnian-Norian Stage, Late Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.
Material: Partial skull, represented by the snout and th eorbital region,
with patially preserved upper dentition.