Emausaurus

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Name	Emausaurus
Diet	Herbivore
Weight	14,000 kilos
Length	2 meters
Height	3.7 meters
Period	Middle Jurassic

Emausaurus was a genus of tylophorous or armored dinosaur that lived in the Early Jurassic. The fossils were found in Germany. The name "EMAU" was an acronym for the Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald and the Greek word "sauros" means lizard.

It was a semi-bipedal / quadrupedal animal that navigated a combination of leaves, cycads and Bennnetitales. It was covered with osteoderms, including three conical shields and a tall, spiny element. It reproduced by laying eggs like other dinosaurs; other than that, there is not much information about it.

Emausaurus was about 2.5 m long and weighed 70-90 kg.

What did the Emausaurus eat?

Emausaurus was a herbivore that browsed on a combination of leaves, cycads and Bennnetitales.

What does Emausaurus mean?

The name Emausaurus or "EMAU" was an acronym for the Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald and the Greek word "sauros" means lizard.

When was Emausaurus found?

In the summer of 1963, it was found by geologist Werner Ernst in a loampit near Grimmen, in strata dating from the Toarcian.

Do Emausaurs lay eggs?

Indeed, like other dinosaurs, Emausaurus reproduced by laying eggs.

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References

Norman, D.B.; Witmer, L.M. & Weishampel, D.B. (2004). "Basal Thyreophora". In Weishampel, D.B.; Dodson, P. & Osmólska, H., eds. The Dinosauria, 2nd Edition. University of Californian Press. pp. 335-342. ISBN 0-520-24209-2. Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (help)
Haubold, H. 1990. Ein neuer Dinosaurier (Ornithischia, Thyreophora) aus dem Unteren Jura des nördlichen Mitteleuropa. Revue de Paleobiologie 9(1):149-177. [In German]
Norman, D.B., Witmer, L.M. & Weishampel, D.B. 2004. Basal Thyreophora. In: The Dinosauria, ed. D.B. Weishampel, P. Dodson & H. Osmólska.University of California PressBerkeley, D.B. Weishampel, P. Dodson & H. Osmólska. Ed. University of California Press335-342. PDF Archived on July 28, 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
Haubold, H. 2000. The status of Emausaurus, Ornithischia: Thyreophora.First Symposium on European Dinosaurs. Düsseldorf, 14-18 March 2000. Programme and Abstracts. Ed. S. Sachs & R. Windof.12.

Fun Facts

The name Emausaurus or "EMAU" was an acronym for the Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald and the Greek word "sauros" means lizard.
It was a semi-bipedal to a quadrupedal animal.
It was a plant-eating dinosaur.
It reproduced by laying eggs.
It was covered with osteoderms, including three conical shields and a tall, spiny element.