Callovosaurus
"Callovian lizard"
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Callovosaurus 2.5 m (8.2 ft) long
as long as 2 people standing fingertip to fingertip
- Length
- 2.5 m (8.2 ft)
- Period
- Middle Jurassic (164 Mya)
- Place
- United Kingdom
- Food
- Herbivore
- Clade
- Dinosauria The clade containing all dinosaurs, terrestrial archosaurs with upright limbs.
Callovosaurus (meaning “Callovian lizard”) is a genus of iguanodontian dinosaur known from most of a left thigh bone discovered in Middle Jurassic-age rocks of England. At times, it has been considered dubious or a valid genus of basal iguanodontian, perhaps a dryosaurid.
What we know
- Named by Galton, 1980 (Lydekker, 1889).
- Body length estimated at about 2.5 m.
- Fossils found in United Kingdom.
What we guess
The reconstruction notes for Callovosaurus — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.