Types of Dinosaurs

Names of Dinosaurs & Dinosaur Information
Dinosaur Name:

Agilisaurus

- Pronunciation: uh-JIL-uh-SAWR-us
- Translation: Nimble Lizard
- Order: Ornithischia
- Suborder: Ornithopoda
- Family: Hypsilophodontidae
- Length: 3.5 - 4 feet (1.2 - 1.7 meters)
- Period: Middle Jurassic
- Description: Herbivore, Bipedal
- Notes: Most of what is known of Agilisaurus comes from a fossilized skeletonexcavated from the Dashanpu quarry in Sichuan, China. The size and strengthof its hind leg bones suggest this dinosaur was a fast runner (hence itsname).