Lessemsaurus

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iLessemsaurus
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Superorder: Dinosauria
Order: Saurischia
Suborder: Sauropodomorpha
Infraorder: Prosauropoda
Family: Melanorosauridae
Genus: Lessemsaurus
Species: L. sauropoides
Binomial name
Lessemsaurus sauropoides
Bonaparte, 1999

Lessemsaurus was a genus of prosauropod dinosaur named for world renowned palaeontologist, "Dino" Don Lessem. The type species, Lessemsaurus sauropoides, was formally described by Jose Bonaparte in 1999. This dinosaur was around 30 feet long, and was discovered in strata dating to the Norian stage, around 210 million years ago.

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