Emausaurus

Say it like this: “em-ow-SAWR-us”

Emausaurus ernsti

Emausaurus ate plants and walked on four legs. It lived in the Early Jurassic. Bones have been found in Germany.

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When: Early Jurassic (Toarcian) · roughly 184.2 to 174.7 million years ago
Named in: 1990 · Haubold, H.
Hip height: Not established
Length: 2 m · 7 ft
Weight: 50–240 kg · 110–529 lb
Found in: Germany · Posidonia Shale
Food and walking: Herbivore · Four legs
Kind: bird-hipped dinosaur · Ornithischian
Family branch: Thyreophora

The story in short

In 1990, H. Haubold published the name Emausaurus. The name means “eMAU lizard.”

It lived in the Early Jurassic (Toarcian), roughly 184.2 to 174.7 million years ago. Finds come from Germany, including the Posidonia Shale Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.

Published estimates put Emausaurus at a length near 2 m and a body mass around 50–240 kg.

On the family tree it sits in Thyreophora, among the bird-hipped dinosaurs.

Close relatives

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