Convolosaurus

Con-vo-lo-sor-us.
By John Stewart
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Stewart, J. (2014, May 2). Convolosaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/convolosaurus/

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Name

Convolosaurus ‭(‬flocking lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Con-vo-lo-sor-us.

Named By

K.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Andrzejewski,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Winkler‭ & ‬L.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Jacobs‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Ornithopoda.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

C.‭ ‬marri

Size

Between‭ ‬2.5‭ ‬and‭ ‬3‭ ‬meters long for the holotype individual,‭ ‬but this was not fully grown.‭ ‬Full adult size likely larger.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬Texas‭ ‬-‭ ‬Twin Mountains Formation.

Time Period

Aptian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Skulls and partial post cranial remains of many individuals including subadults and juveniles.

In Depth

       Convolosaurus is a genus of ornithopod dinosaur that lived in North America during the early Cretaceous.‭ ‬At the time of writing Convolosaurus is known mostly from subadult and juvenile individuals.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new basal ornithopod‭ (‬Dinosauria:‭ ‬Ornithischia‭) ‬from the Early Cretaceous of Texas.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PLoS One‭ ‬14‭(‬3‭)‬:e0207935:1-44.‭ ‬-‭ ‬K.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Andrzejewski,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Winkler‭ & ‬L.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Jacobs‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

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