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Thecodontosaurus
Thecodontosaurus antiquus
Era: TriassicDiet: OmnivorousPeriod: Late TriassicSize: 2.5m
Thecodontosaurus ("socket-tooth lizard") is a genus of herbivorous basal sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived during the late Triassic period (Carnian age). Its remains are known mostly from Triassic "fissure fillings" in southern England. Thecodontosaurus was a small bipedal animal, about 2 m (6.6 ft) long