Lusitanosaurus
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| Lusitanosaurus Fossil range: Early Jurassic |
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| Lusitanosaurus liasicus Lapparent & Zbyszewski, 1957 |
Lusitanosaurus (meaning "Portuguese lizard") is a genus of basal thyreophoran dinosaur from the Early Jurassic of Portugal. The genus was first described by Lapparent and Zbyszewski in 1957, and is only known from a partial snout with teeth.
The exact location of the find is unknown, which makes a correct dating difficult, but it's probable it belongs to São Pedro de Moel, making it Sinemurian (Early Jurassic).
The type species is L. liasicus.
[edit] References
- Antunes, M.T. & Mateus, O. (2003). Dinosaurs of Portugal. C. R. Palevol, 2: 77-95.
- http://www.paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_name=Lusitanosaurus
- http://www.dinoruss.com/de_4/5a8cc5e.htm
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