Valdosaurus
Valdosaurus canaliculatus
Pronounced:
Val - doe - Saw
- rus
Diet:
Herbivore
(plant-eater)
Name Means:
"Wealden Lizard"
Length:
10 ft.(3 meters)
Height:
3 ft.(1 meters)
Weight:
unknown
Time:
Early Cretaceous
- 140 MYA
Fossil remains for this Dinosaur have been found in Europe, Africa
Valdosaurus
was a
small
plant-eater
related
to
Iguanodon.
It is an
interesting
dinosaur
because
it has
been
found
both in
England
and in
the
middle
of
Africa.
This
tells
scientists
that
dinosaurs
probably
migrated
between
these
two
countries
over
great
distances,
most
likely
in large
herds.
Additionally,
this
discovery
supports
the
theory
that a
land
bridge
connected
Africa
to
Europe
during
part of
the
Cretaceous.
Identified
incorrectly for
several years,
Valdosaurus was
originally thought
to be a
Hypsilophodon and
then a Dryosaurus. |
