Named By: | Y. inN. lee in 1996 |
Time Period: | Early Cretaceous, 100 Ma |
Location: | USA, Texas, Tarrant County - Paw Paw Formation |
Size: | Uncertain due to lack of remains, but comparison estimates suggest upto 4.5 meters long for the total body length |
Diet: | Herbivore |
Fossil(s): | Skull |
Classification: | | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Ornithischia | Thyreophora | Ankylosauria | Nodosauridae | |
Pawpawsaurus, meaning "Pawpaw Lizard", is a nodosaurid ankylosaur from the Cretaceous (late Albian) of Tarrant County, Texas, discovered in May 1992. The only species yet assigned to this taxon, Pawpawsaurus campbelli, is based on a complete skull (lacking mandibles) from the marine Paw Paw Formation (Wachita Group).