Kunbarrasaurus
Kunbarrasaurus is a genus of plant eating ankylosaur dinosaur from the Cretaceous of Australia.[1]
| Kunbarrasaurus | |
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| File:Minmi model Canberra email.jpg | |
| Model, National Dinosaur Museum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Ornithischia |
| Clade: | Eurypoda |
| Suborder: | Ankylosauria |
| Genus: | Kunbarrasaurus Leahey et al., 2015 |
| Species: | K. ieversi
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| Binomial name | |
| Kunbarrasaurus ieversi Leahey et al., 2015
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Description
Kunbarrasaurus was a small armoured dinosaur that was quadrupedal and had a long tail.
Kunbarrasaurus Media
- Australian thyreophoran localities.png
Australian thyreophoran localities: 8 denotes where the holotype was found
- Kunbarrasaurus skull.png
Skull from above and below
- Kunbarrasaurus Size Comparison.svg
Size comparison of the holotype specimen of Kunbarrasaurus ieversi with a human for reference.
Reconstructions of the skull
- Kunbarrasaurus skull CT scan.png
CT scan of the skull, showing internal components
References
- ↑ Nogrady, By Bianca (8 December 2015). "Meet Kunbarrasaurus: Australia's newest dinosaur". ABC News.