Muttaburrasaurus
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| Muttaburrasaurus Temporal range: Early Cretaceous
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| Skeleton at the Queensland Museum | |
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| Genus: | Muttaburrasaurus Bartholomai & Molnar, 1981
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M. langdoni Bartholomai & Molnar, 1981 (type) | |
Muttaburrasaurus was a plant-eating dinosaur that lived during the early Cretaceous period, about 113-97.5 million years ago. This dinosaur means "Muttaburra (in Queensland, Australia) lizard". Muttaburrasaurus are about 24 feet (7 m) long. They may have lived in herds.
Muttaburrasaurus Media
Muttaburrasaurus langdoni (QM F6140; holotype) skull and mandible in left lateral view. Scale = 10 cm.
Scale comparison with human
Muttaburrasaurus
Head of the Muttaburrasaurus langdoni replica skeleton at the entrance of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.
Statue in Hughenden, Queensland, Australia
