FAMILY HETERODONTOSAURIDAE
Meaning: awake lizard
Period: Jurassic
Size: 1.2 metres
Weight: 86 pounds
Locality: Lesotho, S. Africa
Discovered: J. A. Hopson in 1975
Order: Ornithischia
Sub order: Ornithopoda
Family: Heterodontosauridae
Heterodontosaurus was some of the early ornithopod it is also believed that this is the fastest among all the ornithopods, but now it is believed the fastest among all the dinosaurs. Being only about 1 metre tall, its speed may have surely helped escape the predators. This dinosaur may have been the dweller of the Triassic period. Another trait of Heterodontosaurus were its teeth, it had varieties of teeth, but in-spite having different teeth, they were all meant for munching plants. Heterodontosaurus was a biped and had a long tail for support. It had four fingered hands helping it to grasp plants.
Order: Ornithischia
Sub order: Ornithopoda
Family: Heterodontosauridae
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