Lusitanosaurus
Appearance
Lusitanosaurus Temporal range: Early Jurassic
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Genus: | Lusitanosaurus
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Species: | L. liasicus
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Lusitanosaurus liasicus Lapparent & Zbyszewski, 1957
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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.
References
- http://www.paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_name=Lusitanosaurus
- http://www.dinoruss.com/de_4/5a8cc5e.htm