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LESOTHOSAURUS
(leh-so-foe-sore-us)
meaning: "Lesotho lizard"
Lesothosaurus
Named By: Peter M. Galton in 1978
Time Period: Early Jurassic, 199-189 Ma
Location: South Africa - Upper Elliot Formation
Size: About 1 meter long
Diet: Herbivore
Fossil(s): Remains of several individuals
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Ornithischia | Genasauria | Lesothosauridae |
Also known as: | Stormbergia |
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Lesothosaurus was a type of omnivorous ornithischian dinosaur. It was named by paleontologist Peter Galton in 1978, the name meaning "lizard from Lesotho". The genus has only one valid species, Lesothosaurus diagnosticus.

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