Fabrosaurus

Fabrosaurus is a genus of small, herbviorous ornithischian dinosaur from the Early Jurassic of South Africa, living 199 to 189 million years ago.

Discovery and naming
Fabrosaurus was first discovered by Leonard Ginsburg in 1964, based on a partial jawbone with three teeth. The type species, F. australis was named after its location in Lesotho, Southern Africa.

Etymology
When Ginsburg discovered the jawbone in 1964, he called it Fabrosaurus australis, stemming from the name of Jean Fabre, a French geologist, and the Greek word "sauros", meaning "lizard", a common suffix for dinosaurs and other reptile-like prehistoric animals. The scientific name, F. australis, means "southern" in Latin, referring to the extremely southern location of its discovery.

Body covering
While Fabrosaurus is commonly depicted with scales, similar small ornithopods such as Kulindadromeus show it may have had feathers.

Fast facts

 * Special ability: Fast running
 * Description: Small ornithopod dinosaur from the Early Jurassic of South Africa.
 * Diet: Low growing plants
 * Weight: uncertain
 * Meaning of name: "Fabre's reptile"
 * Fun fact: Today, Fabrosaurus is regarded as a dubious genus, until someday when more remains can be found.
 * Classification: Fabrosauridae
 * In popular culture: The cartoon Dinosaur Train
 * Size: 3 feet (1 meter - based on comparison to its relative, Lesothosaurus)

Navigation
Species number: #010



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