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Scelidosauridae

Emausaurus

Generic ankylosaur body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Emausaurus 2.5 m (8.2 ft) long
as long as 2 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic ankylosaur body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Emausaurus
Length
2.5 m (8.2 ft)
Period
Early Jurassic (183–182 Mya)
Place
Germany
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Scelidosauridae

Emausaurus is a genus of thyreophoran or armored dinosaur from the Early Jurassic (Early Toarcian). Its fossils have been found in the Lehmhagen Member, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, northern Germany. Emausaurus is the only known Toarcian thyreophoran, as well as the only dinosaur from the zone of the same age with a formal name.

What we know

  • Named by Haubold, 1990.
  • Body length estimated at about 2.5 m.
  • Fossils found in Germany.

What we guess

The reconstruction notes for Emausaurus — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.