Acteosaurus
Name:
Acteosaurus
(Actaeon lizard).
Phonetic: Ak-tee-o-sore-us.
Named By: Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer -
1860.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Scleroglossa.
Species: A. tommasinii (type), A.
crassicostatus (possibly a synonym to A.
tommasinii).
Diet: Carnivore.
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: Slovenia.
Time period: Cenomanian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Partial remains.
A little known creature, Acteosaurus has been speculated to be a marine reptile, similar to the mosasauroids. Acteosaurus was named after Actaeon, a hunter in Greek Mythology.
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