Heterodontosaurus facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Heterodontosaurus Temporal range: Lower Jurassic

Cast of specimen SAM-PK-K1332, University of California Museum of Palaeontology
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Class:	Sauropsida
Superorder:	Dinosauria
Order:	Ornithischia
Family:	Heterodontosauridae
Genus:	Heterodontosaurus
Binomial name
*Heterodontosaurus tucki*

Heterodontosaurus (meaning "different toothed lizard") is a genus of small herbivorous dinosaur with prominent canine teeth.

It lived in the Lower Jurassic of South Africa, 200–190 million years ago. It was related to Abrictosaurus. It had three different kinds of teeth.

Images for kids

African heterodontosaurid localities: Tyinindini, Voyizane, and Tushielaw denote Heterodontosaurus finds
Skeletal diagram of SAM-PK-K1332
Size compared to a human
Skull cast of SAM-PK-K1332 and skull diagram reconstruction
Diagrams showing the dentition of the upper and lower jaw
Reconstructed skeleton in Japan
Restoration with integument based on the related genus Tianyulong
Biogeographic distribution of heterodontosaurids in time
Evolution of key masticatory specialisations in heterodontosaurids, according to Sereno, 2012
Reconstruction of jaw musculature and keratin sheathing of the beak
Stratigraphic context and locality maps of specimens AM 4766 and 65