Thescelosaurus, claw Protoceratops It took then the name

It took then the name of the oldest known generic synonym

slow-moving mammal that lived during the Pleistocene epoch in South America

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Its long tail was stiffened with ligaments and ended in a diamond-shaped vane that was characteristic to Rhamphorhynchus

Thescelosaurus, claw Protoceratops It took then the nameThescelosaurus (pronounced THES ke loh SAWR us) (meaning "Marvelous lizard") was a bipedal, plant eating dinosaur whose fossilized, four chambered heart was found, perhaps indicating that it was warm blooded. It dates from the late Cretaceous period, about 77 to 65 million years ago. It had a small head, a bulky body, a long, pointed tail and short arms. It was a thescelosaurid or hypsilophodontid, and an ornithischian dinosaur about 12 feet (3. 5 m)