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Earlier reconstructions, such as those by Marsh and Gilmore, were based on the skull of Theiophytalia and display an incorrect, more rectangular profile. The skull was in fact triangular with a pointed snout, equipped with a beak. Its teeth were more tightly packed in the jaw compared to other Morrison euornithopods. Museum curator John Foster describes them as having "thick median ridges on their lateral sides and denticles along their edges," these features were similar to, but "more fully developed" than those in Dryosaurus. Camptosaurus teeth frequently exhibit extensive wear, which indicates that individuals in the genus had a diet of relatively tough vegetation.

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  • Camptosaurus
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  • Earlier reconstructions, such as those by Marsh and Gilmore, were based on the skull of Theiophytalia and display an incorrect, more rectangular profile. The skull was in fact triangular with a pointed snout, equipped with a beak. Its teeth were more tightly packed in the jaw compared to other Morrison euornithopods. Museum curator John Foster describes them as having "thick median ridges on their lateral sides and denticles along their edges," these features were similar to, but "more fully developed" than those in Dryosaurus. Camptosaurus teeth frequently exhibit extensive wear, which indicates that individuals in the genus had a diet of relatively tough vegetation.
  • Camptosaurus was a medium sized iguanodontonian from the late jurassic period. * Length: 15 to 20 feet (4.5 to 6 metres) * Height: 3.3 to 6.5 feet (1 to 2 metres) * Weight 500 kg (1100 lbs) * Location: America,Portugal,Algeria. * Timeline:150-145 mya
  • Camptosaurus (pronounced /ˌkæmptɵˈsɔrəs/ KAMP-to-SAWR-əs) is a genus of plant-eating, beaked dinosaurs of the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous Periods. The name means 'bent lizard', because, when standing on all fours, its body must have been arched (Greek καμπτος/kamptos meaning 'bent' and σαυρος/sauros meaning 'lizard').
  • Originally described by O. C. Marsh in 1879 as Camptonotus, or "bent back", it was renamed Camptosaurus in 1885 because the original name was already in use for a cricket. In 1879, Marsh named C. dispar (type species of the genus) and C. amplus for material he received from his collectors at Quarry 13 near Como Bluff, Wyoming. Throughout the 1880-1890s, he continued to receive specimens from Quarry 13 and named two additional species: C. medius and C. nanus based in part on size. Charles W. Gilmore named two additional species, C. browni and C. depressus in his 1909 redescription of the Marsh specimens.
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  • 23.0
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  • Dinosaur Digs
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  • Extinct
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  • Jurassic Park III: Park Builder
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  • Camptosaurus
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  • Ornithopod dinosaur
Weight
  • 1926.0
Meaning
  • Bent Lizard
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  • Jurassic Park Institute Artwork
Height
  • 3.0
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