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VALDOSAURUS
(val-doe-sore-us)
meaning: "Weald lizard"
Valdosaurus
Named By: Peter M. Galton in 1977
Time Period: Early Cretaceous
Location: England
Size: Holotype estimated at about 1.2 meter long, though this is also noted as being a juvenile. An isolated 50 centimetre long femur suggests an adult size of approximately 4.4 meters long when scaled up from the holotype
Diet: Herbivore
Fossil(s): Partial post cranial remains
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Ornithischia | Ornithopoda | Dryosauroidea | Dryosauridae |
Also known as: | Dryosaurus canaliculatus |
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Valdosaurus ("Weald Lizard") is a genus of bipedal herbivorous iguanodont ornithopod dinosaur found on the Isle of Wight and elsewhere in England. It lived during the Early Cretaceous.

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