Euskelosaurus

Euskelosaurus

Pronunciation:
yoo-skeel-oh-sore-us
Name meaning:
'1-limbed lizard'
Euskelosaurus
sauropod silhouette
Type of dinosaur:
sauropod
Length:
10.0m
Diet:
omnivorous omnivorous food icon
When it lived:
Late Triassic, 227-210 million years ago
Found in:
Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe

Several fragmentary skeletons of Euskelosaurus have been found.

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Prosauropoda, Plateosauria, Plateosauridae
Named by:
Huxley (1866)
Type species:
browni

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