Eousdryosaurus

oos-dry-oh-sor-us.
By John Stewart
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Stewart, J. (2016, November 19). Eousdryosaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/eousdryosaurus/

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Name

Eousdryosaurus ‭(‬eastern Dryosaurus‭)‬.

Phonetic

oos-dry-oh-sor-us.

Named By

F.‭ ‬Escaso,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Ortega,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Dantas,‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Malafaia,‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Silva,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Gasulla,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Mocho,‭ ‬I.‭ ‬Narvaeza‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Sanz‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Ornithopoda,‭ ‬Dryosauroidea,‭ ‬Dryosauridae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

E.‭ ‬nanohallucis‭

Size

Roughly about‭ ‬1.6‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Portugal‭ ‬-‭ ‬Alcoba�a Formation.‭

Time Period

Kimmeridgian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial remains.

In Depth

       Eousdryosaurus is a genus of small ornithopod dinosaur that lived in Portugal during the late Jurassic.‭ ‬The name Eousdryosaurus means‭ ‘‬eastern Dryosaurus‭’‬,‭ ‬a reference to how Eousdryosaurus is similar to the genus Dryosaurus,‭ ‬but globally lived further to the east,‭ ‬Eousdryosaurus in Portugal,‭ ‬and Dryosaurus in North America.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new dryosaurid ornithopod‭ (‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia‭) ‬from the Late Jurassic of Portugal.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬34‭(‬5‭)‬:1102-1112.‭ ‬-‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Escaso,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Ortega,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Dantas,‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Malafaia,‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Silva,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Gasulla,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Mocho,‭ ‬I.‭ ‬Narvaeza‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Sanz‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

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