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| More Dinosaur Fact Sheets | EnchantedLearning.com Dryosaurus Fact Sheet |
 Dinosaur/Paleontology Dictionary |
| NAME: | Meaning - Dryosaurus means "Oak tree lizard" Pronounced - dry-oh-SAWR-us Named By - Othniel Marsh When Named - 1894 |
| DIET: | Herbivore (plant-eater) - Dryosaurus probably ate conifers, cycads, and ginkgos. |
| SIZE: | Length - 10 feet (3 m) long Height - 5 ft (1.7 m) tall at the hips Weight - 170-200 pounds (77-90 kg) |
| WHEN IT LIVED: | Late Jurassic period, about 156 to 145 million years ago |
| WHERE IT LIVED: | Fossils have been found in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, USA (North America) and Tanzania (Africa). |
| FOSSILS: | Many fossils have found. |
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| INTERESTING FACTS: |
Dryosaurus may have stored food in its cheeks. Dryosaurus had a long neck and a stiff tail used for balance. It had large eyes, long, thin legs with three toes, and short arms with five long fingers. It had a horny beak, a toothless upper front jaw, and self-sharpening cheek teeth. |
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