Name
Morrosaurus (El Morro lizard).
Phonetic
Mor-row-sor-us.
Named By
S. Rozadilla, F. L. Agnolin, F. E. Novas, A. M. Aranciaga Rolando, M. J. Motta, J. M. Lirio, & M. P. Isasi - 2016.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria, Ornithishcia, Ornithopoda, Iguanodontia.
Diet
Carnivore.
Species
M. antarcticus
Size
Uncertain due to lack of fossil remains.
Known locations
Antarctica - Snow Hill Island Formation.
Time Period
Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation
Right hind leg.
Morrosaurus is a genus of iguanodontian dinosaur that lived in Antarctica during the late Cretaceous.
- A new ornithopod (Dinosauria, Ornithischia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Antarctica and its palaeobiogeographical implications. Cretaceous Research 57:311-324. - S. Rozadilla, F. L. Agnolin, F. E. Novas, A. M. Aranciaga Rolando, M. J. Motta, J. M. Lirio, & M. P. Isasi - 2016.
