Lusitanosaurus

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 205.188.116.132 (talk) at 19:46, 13 November 2006. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Lusitanosaurus
Temporal range: Early Jurassic
Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Superorder:
Order:
Suborder:
Infraorder:
Family:
Genus:
Lusitanosaurus
Species:
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.


References