Leaellynasaura

Leaellynasaura amicagraphica

Leaellynasaura — reconstrução científica

Leaellynasaura foi um ornitísquio herbívoro do Cretáceo, descrito por Thomas Rich & Patricia Rich. Viveu há aproximadamente 106 milhões de anos, na região do que hoje é Austrália. Medindo de 2.0 m, pesando 25 kg, era um representante característico da fauna mesozoica.

Leaellynasaura (meaning "Leaellyn's lizard") is a genus of small herbivorous ornithischian dinosaurs from the late Aptian to early Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous, around 118-110 million years ago. It was first discovered in Dinosaur Cove, Australia. The only known species is Leaellynasaura amicagraphica. It was described in 1989, and named after Leaellyn Rich, the daughter of the Australian palaeontologist couple Tom Rich and Patricia Vickers-Rich who discovered it. The specific name, amicagraphica, translates to "friend writing" and honours both the Friends of the Museum of Victoria and the National Geographic Society for their support of Australian paleontology.

Família
Hypsilophodontidae
Ordem
Ornithischia
Período
Cretaceous (106 Ma)
Dieta
Herbivore
Comprimento
2.0 m
Peso
25 kg

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