Types of Dinosaurs

Names of Dinosaurs & Dinosaur Information
Dinosaur Name:

Lexovisaurus

- Pronunciation: lex-OH-vuh-SAWR-us
- Translation: Lexovix Lizard
- Order: Ornithischia
- Suborder: Thyreophora
- Infraorder: Stegosauria
- Family: Stegosauridae
- Height: 9 feet (2.7 meters)
- Length: 17 feet (5.2 meters)
- Period: Middle Jurassic
- Description: Herbivore, Quadrupedalry
- Notes: Named for an ancient tribe in France, Lexovisaurus had plates and spikes on its back that served to protect itfrom predators.