Lexovisaurus Dinosaur was a tiny herbivorous dinosaur that lived around 140 million years ago during the Late Jurassic Period. It was a member of the Thyreophora, which is a suborder of ornithischian, or "bird-hipped" dinosaurs. It was a quadruped, meaning it walked on all fours, and was probably much smaller than its close relatives. Lexovisaurus was first discovered by French paleontologist Alfred COE in 1877.
Lexovisaurus had a small body length of 1.2 meters (4 feet), a weight of 66 kilograms (146 pounds), and a hip height of about 0.55 meters (18 inches). Its forelimbs had short, triangular fingers tipped with small claws and leathery pads, and its hindlimbs were much longer with longer, narrower toes that lacked claws. Its tail was short and broad with reduced chevrons and specialized vertebrae.
Lexovisaurus Facts :
| Name: | Lexovisaurus Dinosaurs |
| Size: | 1.2 meters |
| Main Facts: | Lexovisaurus was a tiny herbivorous dinosaur that lived around 140 million years ago during the Late Jurassic Period. Lexovisaurus was first discovered by French paleontologist Alfred COE in 1877. |
Lexovisaurus' skull was small and wedge-shaped with large, round eyes and a short, flattened snout. Its jaws were wide and tipped with a beak. It had a single row of small, cone-shaped teeth in each side of the jaw for cropping and slicing plants. Its armored back was covered in small, flexible scutes that may have provided protection from predators and other dinosaurs.
Lexovisaurus was a fairly solitary creature that likely lived in woodlands. Its diet consisted mostly of soft and hard plant material, including fruits, leaves, and stems. Its beak and powerful jaws allowed it to break down tough plant material, and its strong neck and short arms could have helped it reach branches and leaves on trees. Lexovisaurus was a small, but effective survivor of the Jurassic period living in the shadow of its larger, more famous relatives.
