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Heterodontosaurus

Heterodontosaurus is a genus of heterodontosaurid dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic, 200–190 million years ago. Its only known member species, Heterodontosaurus tucki, was named in 1962 based on a skull discovered in South Africa. The genus name means "different toothed lizard", in reference to its unusual, heterodont dentition; the specific…

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related to history · 39
Heterodontosaurus → Alan, Albert Santa Luca, Alfred Walter Crompton, Austin Motor Company, Bakker, Basutoland, British, Cape Province, Charig, Crompton, David, Dinosauria, Elliot Formation, George, Herschel, In, It, Its, Iziko South African Museum, Krommespruit Mountain
related to Classification · 26
Heterodontosaurus → Alfred Romer, Bakker, By, Cerapoda, Dinosauria, Galton, Genasauria, Geranosaurus, Heterodontosauridae, Heterodontosauriformes, In, Lycorhinus, Marginocephalia, Ornithischia, Oskar Kuhn, Psittacosaurus, Saurischia, Sereno, Some, The
related to Palaeoenvironment · 24
Heterodontosaurus → Abrictosaurus, Africa, Both, Clarens Formation, Geranosaurus, Hettangian, Karoo Supergroup, Lesothosaurus, Lower Elliot Formation, Lower Jurassic, Lycorhinus, Massospondylus, Megapnosaurus, Originally, Other, Pegomastax, Sinemurian, The, The Clarens Formation, The Upper Elliot Formation
related to Tooth replacement and aestivation · 19
Heterodontosaurus → According, Aestivation, Back, Fabrosaurus, Further, Furthermore, He, Hopson, In, Much, Newly, Simultaneously, Such, The, These, This, Thulborn, Thulborn's, X-ray
related to Locomotion, metabolism and breathing · 18
Heterodontosaurus → According, Although, David Weishampel, Even, Furthermore, Gregory, Halszka Osmólska, Herman Pontzer, In, Lawrence Witmer, Most, Norman, Paul, Santa Luca, Santa Luca's, Teresa Maryańska, The, These
related to Growth and proposed sexual dimorphism · 14
Heterodontosaurus → Abrictosaurus, According, As, Assuming, At, Furthermore, In, Indeed, Richard Butler, SAM-PK-K10487, Similar, The, This, Thulborn
related to Diet and tusk function · 12
Heterodontosaurus → As, Butler, Combat, In, Instead, It, Norman, Paul Barrett, Several, Similar, These, Thulborn
related to Description · 11
Heterodontosaurus → Following, Gregory, Heterodontosauridae, Its, North American Fruitadens, Paul, Paul Sereno, SAM-PK-K1332, Sereno, The, Tianyulong
related to Skull and dentition · 11
Heterodontosaurus → Agilisaurus, Below, Eoraptor, If, It, SAM-PK-K1332, SAM-PK-K337, The, This, Tianyulong, Ventrally
related to External links · 7
Heterodontosaurus → Big, Digital Heterodontosaurus, ESRF, Natural History Museum, Richard Butler, YouTube, YouTubeESRF Synchrotron

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teeth tusks skull upper known specimen dinosaurs also would family genus jaw lower ornithischians tooth replacement heterodontosauridae long colleagues suggested

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Heterodontosaurusis agenus of heterodontosaurid dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic0.90text
Heterodontosaurusis aeponymous and best-known member of the family Heterodontosauridae0.90text
Heterodontosaurusis aonly known ornithischian that possessed gastralia0.90text
three or fewer teeth in each premaxillainstance ofand the group shares skull features0.80text
caniniform teeth followed by a diastemainstance ofand the group shares skull features0.80text
and a jugal horn below the eyeinstance ofand the group shares skull features0.80text
rootsinstance ofwhich possess similar tusks and feed on a variety of plant material0.80text
tubersinstance ofwhich possess similar tusks and feed on a variety of plant material0.80text
fruitsinstance ofwhich possess similar tusks and feed on a variety of plant material0.80text
seedsinstance ofwhich possess similar tusks and feed on a variety of plant material0.80text
grassinstance ofwhich possess similar tusks and feed on a variety of plant material0.80text
Fabrosaurusinstance ofnot by simple vertical movements which was the case in related dinosaurs0.80text

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