Yandusaurus

Yandusaurus

Pronunciation:
yen-doo-sore-us
Name meaning:
'Yandu lizard'
Yandusaurus
small ornithopod silhouette
Type of dinosaur:
small ornithopod
Length:
3.0m
Diet:
herbivorous herbivorous food icon
When it lived:
Mid Jurassic, 169-159 million years ago
Found in:
China

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Ornithopoda, Euornithopoda
Named by:
He (1979)
Type species:
hongheensis

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