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Telmatosaurus
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Telmatosaurus

Telmatosaurus transsylvanicus

Era: CretaceousDiet: HerbivorousPeriod: Late CretaceousSize: 5mWeight: 600kg

Telmatosaurus (meaning "marsh lizard") is a genus of basal hadrosauromorph dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Romania. It was relatively small for its group, measuring approximately 5 m (16 ft) in length and 600 kg (1,300 lb) in body mass, which has been explained as an instance of insular dwarfism