This dinosaur was originally named "Walkeria maleriensis" by Sankar Chatterjee in 1987, in honor of famous British paleontologist Alick Walker and the Maleri Formation, in which its fossils were found.
This dinosaur was originally named "Walkeria maleriensis" by Sankar Chatterjee in 1987, in honor of famous British paleontologist Alick Walker. The species name "maleriensis" is a reference to the Maleri Formation, in India, where its fossils were found.