Alcovasaurus Alcovasaurus

"Etymology TBD"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Alcovasaurus 6.5 m (21.3 ft) long
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Length
6.5 m (21.3 ft)
Period
Late Jurassic (150 Mya)
Place
North America · United States · Wyoming, USA
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Stegosauridae Dinosauria Ornithischia Thyreophora Stegosauria

Alcovasaurus is an extinct genus of herbivorous stegosaurian dinosaurs that lived in the Late Jurassic. It was found in the Morrison Formation of Wyoming, United States. The genus contains a single species, Alcovasaurus longispinus, originally assigned to the genus Stegosaurus. It is likely a member of the Dacentrurinae, and has been referred to the genus Miragaia by some authors.

What we know

  • Named by (Gilmore, 1914).
  • Body length estimated at about 6.5 m.
  • Fossils found in North America and United States.