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Struthiosaurus

Struthiosaurus austriacus

Era: CretaceousDiet: HerbivorousPeriod: Late CretaceousSize: 2.5mWeight: 400kg

Struthiosaurus (Latin struthio = ostrich + Greek sauros = lizard) is a genus of nodosaurid dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous period (Santonian-Maastrichtian) of Austria, Romania, France, and possibly Hungary. It was a small dinosaur, measuring 2–3 m (6.6–9.8 ft) in length and weighing 300–400 kg (660–880 lb)