Thecodontosaurus

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Name	Thecodontosaurus
Diet	Omnivore
Weight	11 kg
Length	1.25 meters
Height	0.3 meters
Period	Late Triassic

Thecodontosaurus was a genus of herbivorous basal sauropodomorph sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived in the late Triassic period. Fossils were found mainly in Triassic "fissure fillings" in southern England and Wales. The name means "hollow-toothed lizard". It was the earliest known representative of the sauropodomorph dinosaurs.

It was a small bipedal dinosaur about 2 meters long. It had a relatively short neck supporting a rather large skull with rather large eyes. Its jaws contained many small to medium-sized, serrated, leaf-shaped teeth used for crushing plants. The hands and feet had five digits each, and their hands were long and relatively narrow with an extended claw on each. The forelimbs were much shorter than the legs; its tail was much longer than the head, neck, and body combined.

It is estimated that Tecodontosaurus weighed 11 kg.

What does Thecodontosaurus mean?

The name Thecodontosaurus means "hollow-toothed lizard".

What did Thecodontosaurus eat?

Thecodontosaurus was a plant-eating dinosaur that probably ate overhangs, twigs and seeds, but it may also have eaten some meat.

When did Thecodontosaurus live?

Thecodontosaurus was a genus of herbivorous basal sauropodomorph sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived at the end of the Triassic period.

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References

Yates, A. M., (2003) A new species of the primitive dinosaur Thecodontosaurus (Saurischia: Sauropodomorpha) and its implications for the systematics of early dinosaurs. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology Vol. 1, no.1, pp. 1-42
Galton, P.M., Yates, A.M. & Kermack, D. (2007) Pantydraco n. gen. for Thecodontosaurus caducus Yates, 2003, a basal sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Upper Triassic or Lower Jurassic of South Wales, UK. Neues Jahrbuch für GEologie und Paläontologie, abh., 243: 119-125.
Upchurch, P (1998), The phylogenetic relationships of sauropod dinosaurs. Zool. J. Linnean Soc. 124: 43-103.
Yates, A.M. & Kitching, J. W. (2003) The earliest known sauropod dinosaur and the first steps towards sauropod locomotion. Proc. R. Soc. Lond: B Biol Sci. 2003 Aug 22; 270(1525): 1753-8.

Fun Facts

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It was a herbivore, but may also have eaten some meat.
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