Struthiosaurus

Struthiosaurus austriacus

Struthiosaurus — scientific reconstruction

Struthiosaurus (Latin struthio = ostrich + Greek sauros = lizard) is a genus of nodosaurid dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous period (Santonian-Maastrichtian) of Austria, Romania, France, and possibly Hungary. It was a small dinosaur, measuring 2–3 m (6.6–9.8 ft) in length and weighing 300–400 kg (660–880 lb).

Family
Nodosauridae
Order
Ornithischia
Period
Cretaceous (85 Ma)
Diet
Herbivore
Length
2.5 m
Weight
0.3 t
Type locality
Austria
Holotype
NHMW 1995/0003/0001
PBDB
txn:38830

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