Ouranosaurus

Pronunciation:
oo-RAH-noh-sore-us
Name meaning:
'brave monitor lizard'
Type of dinosaur:
large ornithopod
Length:
7.0m
Diet:
herbivorous
When it lived:
Early Cretaceous, 115-100 million years ago
Found in:
Niger

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Ornithopoda, Euornithopoda, Iguanadontia, Euiguanadontia, Dryomorpha, Ankylopollexia, Iguanodontoidea
Named by:
Taquet (1976)
Type species:
nigeriensis