Liassaurus facts for kids
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Liassaurus (meaning "Lias lizard") is an extinct theropod dinosaur known from a fossil skeleton found near Warwickshire, England. It was once treated as the same species as the related ceratosaurian Sarcosaurus until the redescription of Liassaurus in 2004.
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Etymology
The name "Liassaurus" comes from "Lias", another name for the Early Jurassic, in reference to the Blue Lias. The species name holours well-known German paleontologist Friedrich von Huene.
Description
Liassaurus was a bipedal dinosaur, standing on two legs. It reached a length of up to 6 metres (20 ft) long.
Images for kids
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Pelvis and parts of femur and dorsal vertebra
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Sarcosaurus restored as a basal neotheropod
See also
In Spanish: Sarcosaurus woodi para niños
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