Lusitanosaurus

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iLusitanosaurus
Fossil range: Early Jurassic
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Superorder: Dinosauria
Order: Ornithischia
Suborder: Thyreophora
Infraorder: Ankylosauria
Family: Scelidosauridae
Genus: Lusitanosaurus
Species: L. liasicus
Binomial name
Lusitanosaurus liasicus
Lapparent & Zbyszewski, 1957

Lusitanosaurus (meaning "Portuguese lizard") is a genus of dinosaur from the early Jurassic period. It is a Thyreophoran of the Scelidosauridae. The genus was first described by Lapparent and Zbyszewski in 1957. It is only known from a partial skull and teeth, and is considered nomen dubium.

Lusitanosaurus liasicus is the type species.


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