Fabrosaurus Dinosaur of the Day

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To request a dinosaur, join us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/iknowdino • • For the full episode where this dinosaur of the day was originally featured check out https://iknowdino.com/Fabrosaurus-Epi... • • #Fabrosaurus • Basal ornithischian dinosaur that lived in the Late Triassic / Early Jurassic in what is now Lesotho (Elliot Formation) • Walked on two legs, had a long body and a short head and short arms • Looked a lot like Lesothosaurus (may be the same) • Some scientists think Fabrosaurus specimens represent individual variations of Lesothosaurus • Lesothosaurus was about 3 ft (1 m) long • Herbivorous • Type species is Fabrosaurus australis • Described in 1964 by Léonard Ginsburg • Genus name means Fabre's lizard • Name in honor of Jean Fabre, a geologist and one of Ginsburg's colleagues on the expedition where the found the fossil • Species name refers to the fossil being found in the southern part of the Elliot Formation (means southern in Latin) • Holotype was a partial jawbone (mandible) with three teeth • More fossils found later, including two crushed skulls, vertebrae, ribs, and limb bones • Ginsburg described the holotype as thin and gracile, and the teeth as straight and triangular in profile • Said the teeth were Ornithischian teeth, similar to Scelidosaurus harrisonii • … • read more at https://iknowdino.com/Fabrosaurus-Epi... • • I Know Dino: The big dinosaur podcast. News, interviews, and discussions about #dinosaurs. Are you a #dinosaur enthusiast? Learn more at / iknowdino . • • You can also visit http://www.IknowDino.com for more information including a link to dinosaur sites near you. • • To learn more about dinosaurs and I Know Dino, connect with us on the following sites: • Facebook: / iknowdino • Twitter: / iknowdino • Tumblr: / iknowdino • Pinterest: / dinosauria • LinkedIn: / i-know-dino • Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list... • Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i... • Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/i-kn...

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