Scelidosaurus

Scelidosaurus

Pronunciation:
skel-EYE-doh-sore-us
Name meaning:
'limb lizard'
Scelidosaurus
armoured dinosaur silhouette
Type of dinosaur:
armoured dinosaur
Length:
4.0m
Diet:
herbivorous herbivorous food icon
When it lived:
Early Jurassic, 208-194 million years ago
Found in:
England, United Kingdom
Scelidosaurus milieu

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Thyreophora, Scelidosauridae
Named by:
Owen (1868)
Type species:
harrisonii

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