[D] Dacentrurus [sG]
Describer
Lucas, 1902
Time
Jurassic Late Oxfordian Kimmeridgian
Classification
Ornithischia Thyreophora Stegosauria Stegosauridae
Diet
Herbivore
Fossilsite
England France Portugal Spain
Fall Under
Dacentrurus armatus
Length
7 meter
Info
Genus
Dacentrurus (Lucas, 1902) > Dacentrurus armatus (Owen, 1875) = Omosaurus armatus (Owen, 1875 / Leidy, 1856) > Omosaurus hastiger (Owen, 1877), Omosaurus lennieri (Nopcsa, 1911) Astrodon pusillus (Lapparent & Zbyszewski, 1957)
Named for its armor, with large spines along the tail. To replace preoccupied Omosaurus. Dacentrurus armatus is represented by a few partial skeletons.