Genus
Valid Extinct

Abrictosaurus

Hopson 1975
Etymology Reptile éveillé

Abrictosaurus is a genus of heterodontosaurid dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic in what is now in parts of southern Africa such as Lesotho and South Africa. It was a bipedal herbivore or omnivore and was one of the most basal heterodontosaurids. It was approximately 1.2 metres (3.9 ft) long and weighed less than 45 kilograms (99 lb).

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Abrictosaurus
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Partial skull of Abrictosaurus consors in left lateral view (NHMUK RU B54) © Paul C. Sereno · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Ornithischia Unranked clade
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Parapredentata Unranked clade
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Saphornithischia Unranked clade
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Prionodontia Unranked clade
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Heterodontosauridae Family
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Heterodontosaurinae Subfamily
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Abrictosaurus Genus
Measurements
Length
0,9 m ⓘ
Abrictosaurus consors
Mass
0,8 kg ⓘ
Abrictosaurus consors
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇱🇸 Lesotho
1
Geological formations
Elliot
1
Temporal distribution
Sinemurian (199.5–192.9 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Abrictosaurus consors 201 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
J. A. Hopson. 1975. On the generic separation of the ornithischian dinosaurs Lycorhinus and Heterodontosaurus from the Stormberg Series (Upper Triassic) of South Africa. South African Journal of Science 71:302-305
Bibliography (1)
R. A. Thulborn. 1974. A new heterodontosaurid dinosaur (Reptilia: Ornithischia) from the Upper Triassic red beds of Lesotho. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 55:151-175 DOI ↗