PRONUNCIATION: |
KAMP-tuh-SAWR-us |
TRANSLATION: |
Bent Lizard |
ALSO KNOWN AS: |
n/a |
DESCRIPTION: |
Herbivore, Bipedal, Semi-Quadrupedal |
ORDER: |
Ornithischia |
SUBORDER: |
Ornithopoda |
INFRAORDER: |
Iguanodontia |
MICRO-ORDER: |
n/a |
SUPERFAMILY: |
n/a |
FAMILY: |
Camptosauridaee |
HEIGHT: |
10 feet (3 meters) |
LENGTH: |
23 feet (7 meters) |
WEIGHT: |
4,000 lbs (1,814 kg) |
PERIOD: |
Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous |
NOTES: |
Camptosaurs had five fingers, and a snout that ended in a horny beak. Because its fore-legs were short, it walked on its hind legs; however, it grazed on all four legs. Many skeletons of this dinosaur have been found in England and in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. |
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