Hylaeosaurus was a herbivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited Europe. Its fossils have been found in places such as Grand Est (France), North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) and England (United Kingdom).
Quick facts about Hylaeosaurus:
- Existed from Berriasian Age to Lower Cretaceous Epoch
- Lived in a limestone
- Was a herbivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- 10 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Hylaeosaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- G. A. Mantell. 1851. Petrifactions and Their Teachings; or, a Hand-Book to the Gallery of Organic Remains of the British Museum
- J. W. Hulke. 1874. Note on a reptilian tibia and humerus (probably of <i>Hylaeosaurus</i>) from the Wealden Formation in the Isle of Wight. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 30:516-520
- S. Sachs. 1997. Erster Nachweis eines gepanzerten Dinosauriers (Reptilia, Ornithischia, Thyreophora) aus der Unterkreide (Berrias) von Gronau in Westfalen. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Monatshefte 1997(1):56-64
