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== <u>'''Scelidosaurus'''</u>== |
== <u>'''Scelidosaurus'''</u>== |
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Scelidosaurus
| Genus | Scelidosaurus | Classification | Thyreophora |
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| Length | Up to 13ft (4m) | ||
| Weight | Up to 550lb (250kg) | ||
| Lived | Early Jurassic Period,about 206-200 million years ago | ||
| Found in |
England and the United States |
An armored dinosaur,Scelidosaurus is one of the earliest members of the group that also contains the plated Stegosaurs and the tanklike anklylosaurs. It is also one of the earliest of all ornithischian dinosaurs. As a result,scelidosaurus provides scientists with a great deal of imformation about the origin and evolution of this major group as a whole. Scelidosaurus is known from two beautifully preserved skeletons,two skulls and a few isolated bones and armor plates.