Elrhazosaurus

El-raz-oh-sor-us.
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Liam Carter

Paleoanthropologist

Liam Carter explores the roots of humanity by studying early human fossils and artifacts. His ground-breaking work has provided a deeper understanding of our ancestors' lifestyles and social structures.

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Name

Elrhazosaurus ‭(‬Elhraz lizard,‭ ‬after the Elhraz Formation where the holotype remians were recovered from‭)‬.

Phonetic

El-raz-oh-sor-us.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosuria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Ornithopoda,‭ ‬Iguanodontia,‭ ‬Dryosauroidea,‭ ‬Dryosauridae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

E.‭ ‬nigeriensis‭

Size

Femur‭ ‬13.1‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

Niger‭ ‬-‭ ‬Elrhaz Formation.

Time Period

Aptian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Femur‭ (‬upper leg/thigh bone‭)‬.‭ ‬Humerus‭ (‬upper arm bone‭) ‬has also been assigned to the genus.

In Depth

       Originally described as a species of Valdosaurus,‭ ‬Elrhazosaurus is a genus of small dryosaurid ornithopod that lived in Africa during the early Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Valdosaurus,‭ ‬a hypsilophodontid dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Europe and Africa.‭ ‬-‭ ‬G�obios‭ ‬15‭ (‬2‭)‬:‭ ‬147‭–‬159.‭ ‬-‭ ‬P.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Galton‭ & ‬P.‭ ‬Taquet‭ ‬-‭ ‬1982. -‭ ‬Notes on Neocomian‭ (‬Lower Cretaceous‭) ‬ornithopod dinosaurs from England‭ ‬-‭ ‬Hypsilophodon,‭ ‬Valdosaurus,‭ “‬Camptosaurus‭”‬,‭ “‬Iguanodon‭” ‬-‭ ‬and referred specimens from Romania and elsewhere.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Revue de Pal�obiologie,‭ ‬Gen�ve‭ ‬28‭(‬1‭)‬:211-273.‭ ‬-‭ ‬P.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Galton‭ ‬-‭ ‬2009.

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