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REGNOSAURUS
(Sussex reptile;
after the Regni, ancient people of Sussex)
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Stegosauria.
ERA: Early
Cretaceous
(
Valanginian
-
Barremian
137 - 121
Ma
).
SIZE: Length 4m (13 ft).
LOCATION:
Europe.
FOSSILS: Fragmentary
dentary
, partial
pubis
,
caudal
spines,
scute
, rib.
COMMENTS: This dinosaur has been described at various times
as Iguanodon, Hylaeosaurus and as a
sauropod
, but it is now recognised as a primitive stegosaur.
SPECIES LIST:
R. northamptoni Mantell, 1848
(type)
including
Hylaeosaurus northamptoni. This was once erroneously
included
with Chondrosteosaurus gigas. Possibly a senior
synonym
of Craterosaurus pottonensis.
References
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