Agilisaurus was a genus of ornithischian dinosaurs that lived in the Middle Jurassic period of eastern Asia, about 170.3 million years ago, i.e. 163.5 million years ago. The name means \"agile lizard\", which has been derived from the Latin word \"agilis\", meaning agile, and the Greek word \"sauros\", meaning lizard. In 1990, Peng gave it the name and it used to live in the wilds of ancient China. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was a bipedal dinosaur with a long hind tail and a stiff tail, showing that it could run very fast. It was an herbivorous dinosaur that ate a combination of leaves, twigs and seeds. The upper and lower jaws have a beak-like structure, evidence that they fed on plant material. It was known to be diurnal in nature, meaning that it was active during the day and rested during the night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agilisaurus was about 4 feet long and weighed about 40 kg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The name Agilisaurus means \"agile lizard\", which has been derived from the Latin word \"Agilis\", meaning agile, and the Greek word \"sauros\", meaning lizard.
Agilisaurus was a genus of ornithischian dinosaurs that lived in the Middle Jurassic period of eastern Asia, about 170.3 million years ago, i.e., 163.5 million years ago.\u00a0
Agilisaurus was about 4 feet long and weighed about 40 kg.