Tatisaurus
Tatisaurus oehleri
Pronounced: Tah - tee - Saw - rus
Diet: Herbivore (Plant-Eater)
Name Means: "Tati Lizard"
Length: Unknown
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Time: Early Jurassic - 185 MYA
Fossil remains for this Dinosaur have been found in
Asia
Tatisaurus
was a
plant-eater that
lived in China
near the
beginning of the
Jurassic period.
Since only a
lower jaw and
teeth were
found, not much
is known of this
dinosaur. It
might be related
to Stegosaurus
or even
Ankylosaurus. It
may even be an
animal that is
related to both,
and early
ancestor of both
families.
The discussion of where to place Tatisaurus is still going on. It may be a basal animal that eventually branched out into both stegosaurs and ankylosaurs. |
