- Type of dinosaur:
- prosauropod
- Length:
- 2.5m
- Diet:
- omnivorous
- When it lived:
- Late Triassic, 227-205 million years ago
- Found in:
- England,
- United Kingdom
The original material used to describe Thecodontosaurus has been lost, but several other specimens are known.
Taxonomic details
- Taxonomy:
- Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Prosauropoda
- Named by:
- Morris (1843)
- Type species:
- antiquus
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