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Scelidosaurus

Scelidosaurus (/ˌsɛlɪdoʊˈsɔːrəs/; with the intended meaning of "limb lizard", from Greek skelis/σκελίς meaning 'rib of beef' and sauros/σαυρος meaning 'lizard') is a genus of herbivorous armoured ornithischian dinosaur from the Jurassic of England.

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Scelidosaurus

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Edges177
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Avg. degree1.99
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related to Additional specimens · 33
Scelidosaurus → All, Apart, As, Bristol Museum, British Isles, BRSMG CE12785, Cambridge, Charmouth, David Costain, David Sole, Elizabeth Philpot, Found, In, James Frederick Jackson, Lydekker, Lyme Regis Museum, LYMPH, NHMUK, NHMUK PV R6704, Norman
related to Classification and phylogeny · 32
Scelidosaurus → Alfred, Benton, Bienosaurus, Chinese, December, Dinosauria, Dong Zhiming, During, Edward Drinker Cope, Emausaurus, Geranosaurus, Iguanodon, In, It, Lusitanosaurus, Owen, Queensland, Richard Thulborn, Robert Appleby, Romer
related to Discovery, naming, and type specimens · 30
Scelidosaurus → Afterwards Harrison, Among, Archaeopteryx, Black Ven, British, British Museum, Charmouth, David Bruce Norman, During, Encyclopædia Britannica, England, Greek, GSM, Harrison, Henry Norris, In, James Harrison, London, Lyme Regis, Natural History
related to Additional species · 21
Scelidosaurus → Although, Arizona, Arizona's Glen Canyon, David Jay Simmons, Europe, Glen Canyon Group, In, Kayenta Formation, Kenneth Carpenter, Kevin Padian, Later, Lucas, Owen, Peter Malcolm Galton, Roman Ulansky, Sinemurian, Sinemurian-age Lower Lufeng Formation, Spencer, Tatisaurus, These
related to Armour · 10
Scelidosaurus → Between, In, Most, Osteoderms, Scutellosaurus, Some, The, There, These, Whether
related to Diet · 10
Scelidosaurus → Another, Barrett, Cretaceous Period, However, In, Its, Like, Norman, Paul Barrett, Raising
related to Skull · 9
Scelidosaurus → Behind, However, In, Its, Norman, Susannah Maidment, The, There, To
related to Size and posture · 8
Scelidosaurus → Early Jurassic, Gregory, Holy Cross Mountains, In, It, Paul, Poland, Some
related to External links · 6
Scelidosaurus → LifeScelidosauridae, Media, Tree, Wikimedia Commons Data, WikispeciesAnkylosauromorpha, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Postcranial skeleton · 2
Scelidosaurus → The, Though

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scutes skull lower owen osteoderms specimen upper found large known species side neck rows fossils specimens norman small armoured dinosaur

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Scelidosaurusis amost derived of the known basal thyreophorans0.90text
Ankylosaurusinstance offusing into the multi-osteodermal plate armour seen in genera0.80text
Scelidosaurusrelated to Additional speciesOwen0.60section
Scelidosaurusrelated to Additional speciesSinemurian-age Lower Lufeng Formation0.60section
Scelidosaurusrelated to Additional speciesDavid Jay Simmons0.60section
Scelidosaurusrelated to Additional speciesTatisaurus0.60section
Scelidosaurusrelated to Additional speciesIn0.60section
Scelidosaurusrelated to Additional speciesSpencer0.60section
Scelidosaurusrelated to Additional speciesLucas0.60section
Scelidosaurusrelated to Additional speciesAlthough0.60section
Scelidosaurusrelated to Additional speciesKayenta Formation0.60section
Scelidosaurusrelated to Additional speciesGlen Canyon Group0.60section

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