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Agilisaurus
Temporal range: Middle Jurassic, 168–163Ma
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Zigong Dinosaur Museum Agilisaurus louderbacki.jpg
Mounted skeleton at the Zigong museum
Scientific classification
Genus:
Agilisaurus
Species:
louderbacki

Agilisaurus (/ˌædʒɪlɪˈsɔːrəs/; 'agile lizard') is an ornithischian dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic Period of what is now eastern Asia.

The fossils were first discovered from the Sichuan Province of China in 1915.

Images for kids

  • Agilisaurus fossil Bishop03

    Fossil cast

  • Agilisaurus louderbacki

    Skeletal reconstruction by Jaime Headden

  • Zigong Dinosaur Museum Agilisaurus

    Original holotype

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Agilisaurus louderbacki para niños

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