Types of Dinosaurs

Names of Dinosaurs & Dinosaur Information
Dinosaur Name:

Sarcolestes

- Pronunciation: sar-ko-LESS-teez
- Translation: Flesh Robber
- Order: Ornithischia
- Suborder: Thyreophora
- Infraorder: Ankylosauria
- Family: Nodosauridae
- Height: 6 feet (1.8 meters)
- Length: 18 feet (5.5 meters)
- Period: Middle Jurassic
- Description: Herbivore, Quadrupedal
- Notes: Found in England, Sarcolestes is the oldest known armoreddinosaur, protected by bony plates, slabs, and spikes. The logicbehind Sarcolestes' misleading name is unknown.