Lurdusaurus
Lurdusaurus arenatus
Pronounced: Lur - doo - Sore - us
Diet: Herbivore (Plant-Eater)
Name Means: "Heavy Lizard"
Length: 30 feet (9 m)
Height: 12 feet (4 m)
Weight: 2 tons (1,800 kilos)
Time: Middle Cretaceous - 110 MYA
Fossil remains for this Dinosaur have been found in Africa
Lurdusaurus was a member of the same dinosaur family as Iguanodon. It was a large plant-eating dinosaur that lived in herds. Like Iguanodon, it had a spike for a thumb, which could have been used as a defensive weapon. Its large size might have also been a good defense against all but the largest predators.
Lurdusaurus is considered to be a fairly evolved species of Iguanodon ia, although it appears that it was more compact and squat than other members of this family were. |
