Scutellosaurus
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Scutellosaurus Conservation status: Fossil
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![]() Scutellosaurus lawleri
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S. lawleri
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Scutellosaurus was a thyreophoran dinosaur from the Early Jurassic period. It was small and armored with a tail that was a foot long. It grew up oto a metre long and lived 205-198 million years ago. It was smaller than most of the members of its group (such as Ankylosaurus, Stegosaurus, Huayangosaurus etc.). It was also the earliest member. It might also be an ornithopod (related to Hederodontosaurus and Lesothosaurus). It is said to be related to the Scelidosaurus and is like a Nodosaurus. It had spikes like the stegosaurs but also had a beak, a mouth and an eye (with good senses) like the ankylosaurs. The other heterodontosaurs lived earlier than it except for one. This heterodontosaur was Edmarka from the Late Jurassic period. Scutellosaurus and all of its neighbors (of which were so cruel) may haved lived in hot climates with early grass and its preadators were dinosaurs like the Dilophosaurus and Megapnosaurus. Like a crocodile it had scutes all over its body. It had no tail armor. This animal's level of talent was 12%. It lived in places that were about 79 degrees farenheit.It could have walked on all fours but ran on all of its two hind legs. It sceintific name is Scutellosaurus lawleri. It was only 17 inches tall at its hips. It had speeds up to 13 miles per hour (mph).