Lesothosaurus was a herbivore. It lived in the Jurassic period and inhabited Africa. Its fossils have been found in places such as Mafeteng District (Lesotho), Eastern Cape (South Africa) and Eastern Cape (South Africa).
Quick facts about Lesothosaurus:
- Existed from 201.3 million years ago to 190.8 million years ago
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a herbivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- 5 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Lesothosaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- A. P. Santa Luca. 1984. Postcranial remains of Fabrosauridae (Reptilia: Ornithischia) from the Stormberg of southern Africa. Palaeontologia Africana 25:151-180
- F. Knoll. 2002. New skull of Lesothosaurus (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Upper Elliot Formation (Lower Jurassic) of southern Africa. Géobios 35(5):595-603
- J. W. Kitching and M. A. Raath. 1984. Fossils from the Elliot and Clarens Formations (Karoo Sequence) of the northeastern Cape, Orange Free State and Lesotho, and a suggested biozonation based on tetrapods. Palaeontologia Africana 25:111-125
