Dysalotosaurus
Dysalotosaurus was a small, fast plant-eater that lived in Africa during the Late Jurassic. It ran on two strong legs and had a long tail to help it balance. Thousands of its bones have been found together, suggesting it lived in big herds.1
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Dysalotosaurus lived about 152 to 149 million years ago, during the Kimmeridgian stage of the Late Jurassic.2
Thousands of Dysalotosaurus bones have been found in Tanzania, and scientists think a whole herd died together in a single event.1
Dysalotosaurus had a life expectancy of about 20 years and lived in mixed-age herds.1
Young Dysalotosaurus had different teeth than adults, suggesting they ate a mix of plants and small animals before becoming full herbivores.1
Dysalotosaurus held its head pointing straight forward when not feeding, based on CT scans of its braincase.1
All known Dysalotosaurus specimens were not yet fully grown when they died.1
Most asked questions about Dysalotosaurus
?How big was Dysalotosaurus?
Dysalotosaurus was about 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) long and weighed around 80 kilograms (180 lb).1
?What did Dysalotosaurus eat?
It was a plant-eater, but young Dysalotosaurus may have also eaten small animals before becoming full herbivores.1
?Did Dysalotosaurus live in herds?
Yes, thousands of bones found together suggest it lived in big herds, and a whole herd may have died together.1
?How fast could Dysalotosaurus run?
Its long, powerful hind legs suggest it was a fast runner, but no exact speed is known.1
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- Scientific name
- Dysalotosaurus
- Named by
- Virchow 19193
- Group
- Beaked plant-eaters
- Family / clade
- Dryosauridae3
- Classification
- Ornithischia > Ornithopoda > Iguanodontia3
- Age of the rocks
- 152 to 149 million years (Kimmeridgian)3
- Rock formations
- Tendaguru3
- Countries
- Tanzania3
- Fossil records
- 1 in the Paleobiology Database3
- Discovery
- Dysalotosaurus was named by Hans Virchow in 1919. The fossils were found between 1909 and 1913 in Tanzania, Africa. The species name honors German army officer Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck.1
- Still debated
- Scientists still debate whether Dysalotosaurus was a separate genus or the same as Dryosaurus.1
Where the facts come from
- Dysalotosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
- PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
- Dysalotosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): age, places, rock formations, classification.
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