Agilisaurus dinosaur facts, stats and images

Agilisaurus

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PRONUNCIATION:

uh-JIL-uh-SAWR-us

TRANSLATION:

Nimble Lizard

ALSO KNOWN AS:

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DESCRIPTION:

Herbivore, Bipedal

ORDER:

Ornithischia

SUBORDER:

Ornithopoda

INFRAORDER:

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MICRO-ORDER:

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SUPERFAMILY:

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FAMILY:

Hypsilophodontidae

HEIGHT:

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LENGTH:

3.5 - 4 feet (1.2 - 1.7 meters)

WEIGHT:

n/a

PERIOD:

Middle Jurassic

NOTES:

Most of what is known of Agilisaurus comes from a fossilized skeleton excavated from the Dashanpu quarry in Sichuan, China. The size and strength of its hind leg bones suggest this dinosaur was a fast runner (hence its name).



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