Lesothosaurus was a genus of omnivorous genasaurid dinosaur that lived from the late Triassic to early Jurassic. It was when the earliest dinosaurs had split into the two main groups of dinosaurs, the saurischian dinosaurs and the ornithischian dinosaurs. In 1978, it was named by paleontologist Peter Galton with the name meaning \"Lesotho lizard\". <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was one of the first ornithischian dinosaurs to roam the planet. It had long, short front legs with grasping hands and an elongated body and tail about three feet long. The head was small, with very large eyes. It represented one of the most primitive of all known ornithischian dinosaurs. Like other ornithischians, it had an upper and lower jaw that were horny, forming a beak-like structure. It has leaf-shaped teeth lining the jaws and fang-like teeth near the front of the upper jaws. This showed that it cut plant material with its beak and could not chew its food. The hind legs were much longer than the front legs, and the hand had four fingers and a smaller fifth finger. It was a bipedal omnivore and an agile runner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesothosaurus lived on hot, dry plains in what is now South Africa. It was small and lizard-like, about 1 m long, and weighed 3 to 10 kg.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does lesothosaurus mean?<\/strong>
It was named by paleontologist Peter Galton with the name meaning \"Lesotho lizard\".<\/p> <\/div>
When do lesothosaurs live?<\/strong>
Lesothosaurus was a genus of omnivorous genasaurid dinosaur that lived in the early Jurassic period. It was when the earliest dinosaurs had split into the two main groups of dinosaurs, the saurischian dinosaurs and the ornithischian dinosaurs.<\/p> <\/div>
What does Lesothosaurus eat?<\/strong>
Lesothosaurus was a bipedal omnivore that ate both plants and meat.\u00a0<\/p> <\/div>
Where was the Lesothosaurus found?<\/strong>
Lesothosaurus fossils were found together in Lesotho, South Africa.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\t\n\t