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Heterodontosaurus
Heterodontosaurus tucki
JurassicHerbivoreOrnithischianSmall
- Length 1.75 m
- Mass 10 kg
Heterodontosaurus is a genus of heterodontosaurid dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic, 200-190 million years ago. Its only known member species, Heterodontosaurus tucki, was named in 1962 based on a skull discovered in South Africa. The genus name means "different toothed lizard", in reference to its unusual, heterodont dentition; the specific name honours G. C. Tuck, who supported the discoverers. Further specimens have since been found, including an almost complete skeleton in 1966.
Attributes
- Length
- 1.75 m
- Mass
- 10 kg
- Time range
- 201.4 - 192.9 Ma
- Size class
- Small
- Region
- South Africa
Sources
Facts are drawn from the Paleobiology Database and Wikipedia. Images are reconstructions, not photographs.
