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Valdosaurus

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Name	Valdosaurus
Diet	Herbivore
Weight	10 kg
Length	3 meters
Height	1 meter
Period	Early Cretaceous

Valdosaurus was a genus of herbivorous bipedal ornithopod dinosaurs that lived during the Early Cretaceous. Fossils were found on the Isle of Wight and elsewhere in England, Spain and possibly also in Romania. The name means "lizard of the valley".

It was a bipedal dinosaur that had three-toed legs with horny beaks. It was a herbivorous dinosaur that fed on ferns and conifers and used its speed to flee from danger.

Valdosaurus was a medium-sized creature that was about 4 feet long and weighed approximately 20-25 pounds.

What did Valdosaurus eat?

It was a herbivorous dinosaur that fed on ferns and conifers and used its speed to flee from danger.

What does Valdosaurus mean?

The name Valdosaurus means "lizard of the valley".

When did Valdosaurus live?

Valdosaurus was a genus of herbivorous bipedal ornithopod dinosaurs that lived during the Early Cretaceous.

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References

Galton, P.M., 1975, "English hypsilophodontid dinosaurs (Reptilia: Ornithischia)", Palaeontology 18(4): 741-752
Galton, P.M., 1977. "The Upper Jurassic dinosaur. Dryosaurus and a Laurasia-Gondwana connection in the Upper Jurassic", Nature 268(5617): 230-232
Galton, P.M. & P. Taquet, 1982, "Valdosaurusa hypsilophodontid dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Europe and Africa", Geobius 13: 147-159
Blows, W.T., 1998, "A review of Lower and Middle Cretaceous dinosaurs of England", New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin, Albuquerque, New Mexico 14: 29-38
Martill, D.M. and Naish, D., 2001, "Ornithopod dinosaurs." Pages 60-132 in Martill, D.M. and Naish, D. (eds.). Dinosaurs of the Isle of Wight, The Palaeontological Association, London.
Galton, P.M., 2009, "Notes on Neocomian (Late Cretaceous) ornithopod dinosaurs from England - Hypsilophodon, Valdosaurus, "Camptosaurus", "Iguanodon" - and referred specimens from Romania and elsewhere", Revue de Paléobiologie 28(1): 211-273
Norman, David B. (2004). "Basal Iguanodontia." In Weishampel, D.B., Dodson, P., and Osmólska, H. (eds.), ed. The Dinosauria (2nd ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 413-437. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
Paul, G.S., 2010, The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs, Princeton University Press p. 283

Fun Facts

Valdosaurus was a genus of herbivorous bipedal ornithopod iguanodont dinosaurs.
The name Valdosaurus means "lizard of the valley".
It was a plant-eating dinosaur.
It was a bipedal dinosaur that had three-toed legs with horny beaks.