The generic name, Ligabuesaurus, honors Giancarlo Ligabue, while the specific name, leanzai, honors the geologist Dr. Héctor A. Leanza, who discovered the skeleton in the Lohan Cura Formation. In 2022, a second skeleton was referred, specimen MCF-PHV-228.
The generic name Ligabuesaurus is named after Giancarlo Ligabue, and the specific name leanzai honors geologist Dr. Héctor A. Leanza who found the skeleton in the Lohan Cura Formation. In 2022, a second specimen was referred as MCF-PHV-228.