Dravidosaurus

Name: Dravidosaurus

Pronounced: Dray-vid-o-sore-us

Meaning: Dravidanadu lizard

Type: Armored Dinosaur

Length: 3 meters long

Diet: Carnivore

Period: Late Cretaceous

Years: 90-84 million years ago

Location: India

Description: Dravidosaurus is a genus of small, herbivorous dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic Period, about 201-190 million years ago. It was a member of the group of dinosaurs called the thyreophorans, which includes a diverse group of animals that are characterized by their bony armor and spikes. Dravidosaurus was a small, agile dinosaur, with an estimated length of about 3-4 feet and a weight of up to 50 pounds. It had a small, triangular head with a pair of long, pointed spikes on its snout, and a series of bony plates running down its back and tail. It had a long, slender body, with short, stocky legs and a long, flexible tail. Dravidosaurus is known from a single, well-preserved fossil specimen, which was discovered in India. It is named after the Latin word 'dravid,' meaning 'southern,' in reference to its geographical location, and the Greek word 'sauros,' meaning 'lizard.' Dravidosaurus was a herbivorous dinosaur, feeding on a variety of plants including ferns, cycads, and conifers. It is considered a primitive thyreophoran, and is thought to be closely related to other members of this group such as Scutellosaurus and Scelidosaurus. Dravidosaurus is important because it is one of the earliest known thyreophorans, and provides insight into the early evolution and diversity of this group of dinosaurs. It is also significant because it is one of the few known thyreophorans that is known from only a single specimen, and provides important evidence for the diversity and evolutionary relationships of these animals.

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