Azendohsaurus
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| Azendohsaurus laaroussi |
Azendohsaurus (meaning "Azendho lizard") was a herbivorous dinosaur from the Middle Triassic Period of Morocco. It is known only from a partial jaw fragment (with some teeth) and is believed to have been a prosauropod. It is a dubious taxon and is often considered to be a nomen dubium. New research suggests that it may not have been a dinosaur at all (Irmis et al., 2006).
The type specimen, A. laaroussi, was described by J. M. Dutuit in 1972.
[edit] References
- Irmis, R.B., Parker, W.G., Nesbitt, S.J., and Liu, J. (2006). Early ornithischian dinosaurs: the Triassic record. Historical Biology, iFirst article, 1-20. DOI: 10.1080/08912960600719988. (will alter after print publication)
- Azendohsaurus in The Dinosaur Encyclopaedia on Dino Russ' website
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