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'''''Lusitanosaurus''''' (meaning "Portuguese lizard") is a [[genus]] of [[dinosaur]] from the early [[Jurassic]] period. It is a [[Thyreophora]]n 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]]. Note that even though it is a primitive ankylosaur, its [[skull]] is shaped like ''[[Huayangosaurus]]'', which is a [[stegosaur]].
'''''Lusitanosaurus''''' (meaning "Portuguese lizard") is a [[genus]] of [[dinosaur]] from the early [[Jurassic]] period. It is a [[Thyreophora]]n 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.
''Lusitanosaurus liasicus'' is the type species.

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Lusitanosaurus
Temporal range: Early Jurassic
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Lusitanosaurus
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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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